The 2023 World Wrestling Championships was held from 16 to 24 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Wrestlers get a chance to win 90 quotas for the 2024 Summer Olympics from the Belgrade Worlds. Any nation that participated in the 2023 continental championships was eligible to participate in the World Championships.
Medal table
Team ranking RankMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyleTeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints1148120195211010213538093804747365566655966160587495955842574794052 United World Wrestling3910374935
Medal summary Men's freestyle 57 kg61 kgAbasgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes65 kgShamil Mamedov Individual Neutral Athletes70 kg74 kgZaurbek Sidakov Individual Neutral Athletes79 kgAkhmed Usmanov Individual Neutral Athletes86 kg92 kg97 kg125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg60 kg63 kg67 kg72 kg77 kg82 kgAues Gonibov Individual Neutral Athletes87 kgShared gold97 kg 130 kg
Women's freestyle 50 kg53 kgVanesa Kaladzinskaya Individual Neutral AthletesAntim Panghal United World Wrestling55 kg57 kg59 kg62 kg65 kg68 kg72 kg76 kg
Paris 2024 qualification NOC Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Total57 65 74 86 97 125 60 67 77 87 97 130 50 53 57 62 68 76 1 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 7 10 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 2 7 3Total: NOCs55555555555555555590
Participating nations 940 competitors from 88 nations and 2 other teams participated.
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As a result of sanctions imposed following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, their results were not counted in the team rankings. As a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW). Beside that two refugee wrestlers also participated also as part of the team.
Controversies United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war. The athletes in question included Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Zaur Uguev. This decision contradicted the IOC's recommendations. UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded. In general, Individual Neutral Athletes won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals: athletes from Russia (Aues Gonibov, Abasgadzhi Magomedov, Shamil Mamedov, Zaurbek Sidakov and Akhmed Usmanov) won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals while athletes from Belarus (Vanesa Kaladzinskaya) – 1 silver medal.
References
External links UWW Database