The 2024 European Wrestling Championships was held from 12 to 18 February 2024 in Bucharest, Romania. At the 2024 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by 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 (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
Competition schedule All times are (UTC+2) Date Time Event 12 February 10.30-14.30 Qualification rounds: GR 55-63-77-87-130 kg18:00-19.30 Semi-finals: GR 55-63-77-87-130 kg 13 February 10.30-14.30 Qualification rounds: GR 60-67-72-82-97 kg; Repechage: GR 55-63-77-87-130 kg16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: GR 60-67-72-82-97 kg18.00-21.00 Finals: GR 55-63-77-87-130 kg 14 February 10.30-14.30 Qualification rounds: WW – 50,55,59,68,76 kg; Repechage: GR 60-67-72-82-97 kg16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: WW – 50,55,59,68,76 kg18.00-21.00 Finals: GR 60-67-72-82-97 kg 15 February 10.30-14.30 Qualification rounds: WW – 53,57,62,65,72 kg; Repechage: WW – 50,55,59,68,76 kg16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: WW – 53,57,62,65,72 kg18.00-21.00 Finals: WW – 50,55,59,68,76 kg 16 February 10.30-14.30 Qualification rounds: FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg; Repechage: WW – 53,57,62,65,72 kg16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg18.00-21.00 Finals: WW – 53,57,62,65,72 kg 17 February 10.30-14.00 Qualification rounds: FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg; Repechage: FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg18.00-21.00 Finals: FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg 18 February 15.00-16.45 Repechage: FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg17.00-20.00 Finals: FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg
Controversies United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the European Championships though they are, as claimed by Ukrainian media and Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, not neutral and support their regime and Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Zaur Uguev had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war. Other athletes, including Vitali Kabaloev, Anastasiia Sidelnikova, Alina Kasabieva, Nadezhda Sokolova, and Sergey Semenov showed their support of the war by their activities on social media while Artur Naifonov, Aues Gonibov, Aliaksandr Liavonchyk, and Vanesa Kaladzinskaya took part in different propaganda events organized by the Russian and Belarusian regimes.
As a result, Zaur Uguev, Kurban Shiraev, David Baev, Khalid Yakhiev, Artur Naifonov, and Abdulla Kurbanov were denied a visa and Abdulrashid Sadulaev was denied entry to Romania at the Bucharest airport. Imam Ganishov, who managed to compete at the championships, had also visited the occupied territories of Ukraine and published photos with Russian occupying forces.
Medal table
Team ranking Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyleTeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints 1 140 147 147 2 130 142 142 3 122 99 101 4 71 77 83 5 62 73 77 6 60 66 61 7 55 63 60 8 45 35 53 9 45 34 39 10 40 30 34
Medal overview
Men's freestyle 57 kg 61 kg 65 kg70 kg74 kg79 kg86 kg92 kg97 kg125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg 60 kg63 kg67 kg72 kg77 kg82 kg87 kg97 kg 130 kg
Women's freestyle 50 kg53 kg55 kg57 kg59 kg62 kg65 kg68 kg72 kg76 kg
Participating nations 519 wrestlers from 36 countries:
(6) (20) (8) (25) (2) (29) (6) (4) (3) (11) (7) (6) (22) (1) (20) (23) (12) (18) (8) (17) (1) (5) (12) (25) (9) (2) (6) (16) (30) (Host) (2) (10) (10) (6) (10) (30) (30) Individual Neutral Athletes (57) United World Wrestling (2)
See also List of European Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle) List of European Championships medalists in wrestling (Greco-Roman) List of European Championships medalists in wrestling (women)
References
External links UWW Database Results Book