Rıza Kayaalp Eyes a Medal at the World Championship
At the 2026 World Wrestling Championship, Rıza Kayaalp will compete in Greco-Roman 130 kg. The national wrestler aims to add one more medal to the 10 he has won at world championships.
The 2026 World Wrestling Championship starts tomorrow. The Greco-Roman style 130 kg bouts will be held on October 25 and 26. Rıza Kayaalp, one of the most successful names in Turkish wrestling, will take part in the event.
Rıza Kayaalp stands out with a total of 28 medals from European and world championships and the Olympics. He has 10 world championship medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. If he reaches the podium in Astana, he will raise that number to 11.
Kayaalp holds the title of "the only Turkish wrestler with five world championship titles." If he wins another first place, he will extend that record. He had already surpassed Hüseyin Akbaş with the gold medal he won in Belgrade in 2022.
The most world championship golds in Greco-Roman style belong to Russia's Aleksandr Karelin, with 9 titles. Astana holds a special meaning for Kayaalp. At the championship held in this city in 2019, he defeated Cuba's Oscar Pino in the final to win his fourth world title.
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment.
Log in to comment.