Witt earns 10th-place points in Greco-Roman group two at U20 World Championships
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Ezekiel Witt (USA) holds an overhook against Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan) at the 2026 U20 Worlds in Bratislava, Slovakia.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Medalists in Greco-Roman group two were decided on Tuesday night at the 2026 U20 World Championships. While the U.S. wasn’t represented in a medal match, it did earn team points from Ezekiel Witt, who finished in 10th place at 55 kg.
In his opening match, Witt battled eventual bronze medalist Khojiakbar Kuchkarov of Uzbekistan to an 8-3 decision. This result against quality competition was enough to earn the top-10 finish and two team points for the country.
One American in Greco-Roman group two battled through repechage but came up a single point shy of the bronze medal round. Amryn Nutter went 1-1 in the 67 kg repechage on Tuesday morning. He began the day with a solid 5-2 win over Sebastian Wagner of Germany before falling to 2025 U23 World champion Mohamed Abdelrehim of Egypt on criteria, 1-1. His initial loss was another 1-1 criteria match against the tournament champion Kazybek Kalmagambetov of Kazakhstan.
Greco-Roman group two athletes Eli Esguerra at 72 kg and Cittadino Tuttle at 97 kg finished outside the top 10 in their weight classes. Both went 0-1 and were not pulled into repechage.
With the team points from Greco-Roman group two on the books, Team USA sits in 15th place overall with 19 points. Russia holds a slight lead over Armenia for the top spot, 102-to-91. Georgia sits in third place with 85 points, one point ahead of Iran.
Read More: U20 World Championships Day Three Match Notes
The action continues from A4 Studio at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday with the Greco-Roman group three (60-82 kg) and women’s freestyle group one (50-53-72 kg) repechage, plus the women’s freestyle group two (55-62-65-76 kg) qualification rounds. Bratislava, Slovakia, is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
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1. Russia, 102
2. Armenia, 91
3. Georgia, 85
4. Iran, 84
5. Uzbekistan, 69
6. Hungary, 60
7. Ukraine, 54
8. Kazakhstan, 51
9. Azerbaijan, 50
10. Japan, 49
Gold – Armin Shamsipourhaji (Iran)
Silver – Koba Karumidze (Georgia)
Bronze – Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan)
5th – Hiro Sakamoto (Japan)
5th – Maxim Sarmanov (Moldova)
7th – Yerassyl Mussan (Kazakhstan)
8th – Ilia Kandalin (Russia)
9th – Hariom (India)
10th – Ezekiel Witt (United States)
Gold – Armin Shamsipourhaji (Iran) tech. fall Koba Karumidze (Georgia), 12-2
Bronze – Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Hiro Sakamoto (Japan), 11-1
Bronze – Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan) tech. fall Maxim Sarmanov (Moldova), 9-1
Gold – Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Mikhail Markouski (Belarus)
Bronze – Petro Zhytovoz (Hungary)
Bronze – Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia)
5th – Mohamed Abdelrehim (Egypt)
5th – Iliya Alikhani (Iran)
7th – Denys Kovshun (Ukraine)
8th – Iosif Zlotar (Romania)
9th – Erekle Tavberidze (Georgia)
10th – Ilias Laaouina (Netherlands)
Gold – Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan) dec. Mikhail Markouski (Belarus), 13-7
Bronze – Petro Zhytovoz (Hungary) tech. fall Mohamed Abdelrehim (Egypt), 11-3
Bronze – Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) fall Iliya Alikhani (Iran), 1:16
Gold – Mingiian Goriaev (Russia)
Silver – Salih Yazici (Türkiye)
Bronze – Behruzbek Valiev (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Mohamed Ibrahim (Egypt)
5th – Gor Khachatryan (Armenia)
5th – Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico)
7th – Aleksandre Rusitashvili (Georgia)
8th – Xin Chen (China)
9th – Djordje Hircl (Serbia)
10th – Marlan Bakayev (Kazakhstan)
Gold – Mingiian Goriaev (Russia) tech. fall Salih Yazici (Türkiye), 12-3
Bronze – Behruzbek Valiev (Uzbekistan) dec. Gor Khachatryan (Armenia), 7-7
Bronze – Mohamed Ibrahim (Egypt) dec. Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), 6-0
Gold – Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine)
Silver – Ilia Komarov (Russia)
Bronze – Pauli Perkioe (Finland)
Bronze – Erik Ter Matevosyan (Armenia)
5th – Fakhrikamol Komiljonov (Uzbekistan)
5th – Arman Mkrtchyan (Georgia)
7th – Andrej Rodin (Croatia)
8th – Maxim Ukraintsev (Kazakhstan)
9th – Vendel Vitai (Hungary)
10th – Ryosei Katamatsu (Japan)
Gold – Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine) dec. Ilia Komarov (Russia), 4-1
Bronze – Pauli Perkioe (Finland) tech. fall Fakhrikamol Komiljonov (Uzbekistan), 9-0
Bronze – Erik Ter Matevosyan (Armenia) dec. Arman Mkrtchyan (Georgia), 3-3
55 kg – Ezekiel Witt (Fargo, N.D./Bison WC), 10th place
LOSS Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan), 8-3
67 kg – Amryn Nutter (Fennimore, Wis./NMU-National Training Center), 11th place
LOSS Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan), 1-1
WIN Sebastian Wagner (Germany), 5-2
LOSS Mohamed Abdelrehim (Egypt), 1-1
72 kg – Eli Esguerra (Dublin, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), 13th place
LOSS Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), tech. fall, 13-5
97 kg – Cittadino Tuttle (North Saint Paul, Minn/Pinnacle WC), 14th place
LOSS Dimitrios Pappas (Greece), 2-1
