World Wrestling Championships to Begin in Kazakhstan

The nine-day championship will be held at the Barys Arena, with Greco-Roman, women's and men's freestyle competitions in 10 weight categories each. Kazakhstan is hosting the event again for the first time since 2019.

The national team will take part with 30 athletes. Greco-Roman competitions will take place from October 24 to 27, women's from October 27 to 30, and freestyle from October 29 to November 1. Greco-Roman matches begin tomorrow in the 55, 60, 77 and 82 kg categories with qualifying rounds, quarterfinals and semifinals.

Turkey will be represented by Ömer Halis Recep at 55 kg, Enes Başar at 60 kg, Ahmet Yılmaz at 77 kg and Yüksel Sarıçiçek at 82 kg. Rıza Kayaalp, the most successful figure in Turkish wrestling with his world championship titles, will also compete, aiming for his sixth gold medal in the history of the event.