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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling

Mekhi Lewis competing at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada

Mekhi Lewis competing at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada

MADRID, Spain – Mekhi Lewis and Tony Tolbert wrapped up competition at the Grand Prix of Spain for Team USA. In men’s freestyle action, Lewis advanced all the way to the semifinals but was injured in the match and defaulted to place fifth at the Pabellón Central Consejo Superior de Deportes.


2019 NCAA champion Lewis powered through his first two matches, winning a pair of 10-0 bouts against Koen Poirier of Canada and Kyrylo Ohar of Israel. In the semifinals, Lewis battled two-time Senior World competitor Simon Marchl of Austria before defaulting at the 1:56 mark in the match due to injury. The injury also forced Lewis to injury default from the bronze medal match to place fifth at 86 kg.


Tolbert started strong at 65 kg with a 3-2 win against Matias Ramirez of Chile. However, in his second match of the day, he was pinned by 2021 U23 World participant Muhammad Mokaev of Great Britain. Tolbert was not pulled into the repechage after Mokaev lost in the semifinals.


Team USA concluded the three-day event with nine total medals from the 15 athletes who took part in the Grand Prix of Spain.


Archived streams are available on the Scorizer Sports YouTube Channel. Match-by-match results are available on Scorizer (free login required to view).

2026 Grand Prix of Spain

At Madrid, Spain, July 12

Reference Links


Men’s Freestyle Results

Team Rankings

1. Kazakhstan, 173

2. Germany, 135

3. Spain, 61

4. Poland, 57

5. Austria, 54

6. Puerto Rico, 54

7. Canada, 52

8. Venezuela, 35

9. Great Britain, 35

10. Greece, 25

10. Argentina, 25

Weight Class Rankings

57 kg

Gold – Yerassyl Mukhtaruly (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Daulet Amirkhan (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Pedro Rodriguez (Venezuela)

Bronze – Karamjeet Holstein (Germany)

5th – Nurkhan Arykbayev (Kazakhstan)

5th – Chih Lu (Chinese Taipei)

7th – Saken Kudaikul (Kazakhstan)

8th – Timothy Levine (Canada)

9th – Duvan Munoz (Colombia)

10th – Ayan Abdel (Kazakhstan)


Gold – Yerassyl Mukhtaruly (Kazakhstan) dec. Daulet Amirkhan (Kazakhstan), 3-0

Bronze – Karamjeet Holstein (Germany) tech. fall Chih Lu (Chinese Taipei), 12-2

Bronze – Pedro Rodriguez (Venezuela) dec. Nurkhan Arykbayev (Kazakhstan), 5-2


61 kg

Gold – Nurlybek Bazarbayev (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Mukhamed Balgabay (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Bekarys Tazhitay (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Jose Morillas (Spain)

5th – Horst Lehr (Germany)

5th – Markus Lee (Canada)

7th – Caleb Smith (Puerto Rico)

8th – Rodrigo Miranda (Portugal)


Gold – Nurlybek Bazarbayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Mukhamed Balgabay (Kazakhstan), 11-3

Bronze – Jose Morillas (Spain) inj. def. Horst Lehr (Germany)

Bronze – Bekarys Tazhitay (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Markus Lee (Canada), 11-0


65 kg

Gold – Agustin Destribats (Argentina)

Silver – Akbar Kurabanov (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Karson Brown (Canada)

Bronze – Joseph Silva (Puerto Rico)

5th – Muhammad Mokaev (Great Britain)

5th – Kairat Amirtayev (Kazakhstan)

7th – Alinur Bekenov (Kazakhstan)

7th – Joona Hakola (Finland)

9th – Ilyas Abdurashidov (Belgium)

10th – Tony Tolbert (United States)


Gold – Agustin Destribats (Argentina) dec. Akbar Kurabanov (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Karson Brown (Canada) dec. Muhammad Mokaev (Great Britain), 12-5

Bronze – Joseph Silva (Puerto Rico) dec. Kairat Amirtayev (Kazakhstan), 4-3


70 kg

Gold – Zhankozha Abiltayev (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Sherkhan Abil (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Zhanbolat Kabiden (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Talap Zholdassov (Kazakhstan)

5th – Uber Munoz (Colombia)

5th – Marcel Wagin (Germany)

7th – Amir Doroodian (Great Britain)

8th – Kade Brown (Canada)

9th – Alexander Seiwald (Austria)

10th – Burak Salviz (Germany)


Gold – Zhankozha Abiltayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Sherkhan Abil (Kazakhstan), 3-2

Bronze – Zhanbolat Kabiden (Kazakhstan) dec. Marcel Wagin (Germany), 6-4

Bronze – Talap Zholdassov (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Uber Munoz (Colombia), 10-0


74 kg

Gold – Rostislav Leicht (Germany)

Silver – Muhamed Bektemirov (Austria)

Bronze – Micah Naisbet (Great Britain)

Bronze – Aresen Kabden (Kazakhstan)

5th – Zelimkhan Mutsukhaev (Poland)

5th – Fabian Niedzwiedzki (Poland)

7th – Artur Wojtowicz (Poland)

8th – Harlan Grantham (Australia)

9th – Dennis Aleksandryuk (Germany)

10th – Timur Salamatov (Kazakhstan)


Gold – Rostislav Leicht (Germany) dec. Muhamed Bektemirov (Austria), 7-4

Bronze – Micah Naisbet (Great Britain) dec. Fabian Niedzwiedzki (Poland), 7-6

Bronze – Aresen Kabden (Kazakhstan) inj. def. Zelimkhan Mutsukhaev (Poland)


79 kg

Gold – Mohammad Mottaghinia (Spain)

Silver – Timur Orazbayev (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Marat Kardanov (Germany)

Bronze – Gregor Eigenbrodt (Germany)

5th – Mukhammad Inshapiev (Austria)

5th – Samuel Alvarez, Jr. (Puerto Rico)

7th – Ayman Nissr (Germany)

8th – Bogdan Djandigov (Belgium)

9th – Azamat Tussupbekov (Kazakhstan)

10th – Adilet Manap (Kazakhstan)


Gold – Mohammad Mottaghinia (Spain) dec. Timur Orazbayev (Kazakhstan), 8-3

Bronze – Gregor Eigenbrodt (Germany) inj. def. Mukhammad Inshapiev (Austria)

Bronze – Marat Kardanov (Germany) dec. Samuel Alvarez, Jr. (Puerto Rico), 4-2


86 kg

Gold – Pouria Taherkhani (Germany)

Silver – Simon Marchl (Austria)

Bronze – Adam Leifridt (Germany)

Bronze – Gabriel Ramos (Spain)

5th – Navruz Akhmedkhanov (Kazakhstan)

5th – Mekhi Lewis (United States)

7th – Lukas Lins (Austria)

8th – Ethan Ramos (Puerto Rico)

9th – Kyrylo Ohar (Israel)

10th – Syerus Eslami (Great Britain)


Gold – Pouria Taherkhani (Germany) dec. Simon Marchl (Austria), 3-1

Bronze – Adam Leifridt (Germany) inj. def. Mekhi Lewis (United States)

Bronze – Gabriel Ramos (Spain) dec. Navruz Akhmedkhanov (Kazakhstan), 6-3


92 kg

Gold – Nurzhan Issagaliyev (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Igor Szucki (Poland)

Bronze – Cedric Vella (Malta)


Round Robin Records: Issagaliyev (2-0), Szucki (1-1), Vella (0-2)


97 kg

Gold – Ertugrul Agca (Germany)

Silver – Gennadij Cudinovic (Germany)

Bronze – Zaurbek Arsagov (Canada)

Bronze – Filip Szucki (Poland)

5th – Carlos Mendez (Colombia)

5th – Taron Shahinyan (Poland)

7th – Roman Akhmedkhanov (Kazakhstan)

8th – Aimar Eguinoa (Spain)

9th – Frederick Choquette (Canada)

10th – Nikita Goubarets (Israel)


Gold – Ertugrul Agca (Germany) inj. def. Gennadij Cudinovic (Germany)

Bronze – Filip Szucki (Poland) dec. Carlos Mendez (Colombia), 10-5

Bronze – Zaurbek Arsagov (Canada) tech. fall Taron Shahinyan (Poland), 13-2


125 kg

Gold – Azamat Khosonov (Greece)

Silver – Jose Robertti (Venezuela)

Bronze – Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico)

4th – Mateusz Pudlowski (Poland)

5th – Emil Thiele (Germany)

6th – Pieter Uys (Namibia)


Gold – Azamat Khosonov (Greece) dec. Jose Robertti (Venezuela), 3-1

Bronze – Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico) disq. Mateusz Pudlowski (Poland)

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results


65 kg – Tony Tolbert (Bridgeport, Pa./New York City RTC), 10th place

WIN Matias Ramirez (Chile), 3-2

LOSS Muhammad Mokaev (Great Britain), fall, 1:23

86 kg – Mekhi Lewis (Somerset, N.J./New Jersey RTC), 5th place

WIN Koen Poirier (Canada), 10-0

WIN Kyrylo Ohar (Israel), 10-0

LOSS Simon Marchl (Austria), inj. def., 1:56

LOSS Adam Leifridt (Germany), inj. def.