2022 U20 World Championships

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Elor Repeats, USA Women Break Team Record With Six U20 Medals

The USA women walked away from the U20 World Championships in Bulgaria with six medals, including a back-to-back world title performance by young star Amit Elor at 72 kg. The medal count included silver medals by Audrey Jimenez (50 kg) and Sofia Macaluso (57 kg); and bronze medals from Katie Gomez (53 kg), Adaugo Nwachukwu (62 kg), and Tristan Kelly (76 kg).

Aug 22, 2022

Elor Repeats, USA Women Break Team Record With Six U20 Medals

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 5

The Americans had a big day with the five remaining women wrestling for medals with Aiden Attao reaching the Greco semifinals. Action at the U20 World Championships begins at 9:45 a.m. Eastern.

Aug 19, 2022

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 5

2022 U20 World Championships Greco-Roman Recap

It's time to unleash the Greco bombs as the third of three styles gets underway inside the Ameets Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Aug 19, 2022

2022 U20 World Championships Greco-Roman Recap

Eclectic USA Greco Team Ready To Take On U20 World Field

The 2022 USA Greco-Roman U20 World Team is more than a solid roster of 10 athletes, and more than just a bundle of several supposed can’t-miss prospective Senior competitors. This year’s rendering of an American Junior World Team, which includes only one holdover from ‘21 (Kodiak Stephens), is an eclectic mix with each wrestler beholden to customized individual strengths — and varying degrees of relevant international experience.

Aug 18, 2022

Eclectic USA Greco Team Ready To Take On U20 World Field

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 4

It was all women's freestyle on the fourth day of the U20 World Championships. Sofia Macaluso (57 kg) and Amit Elor (72 kg) reached the semifinals while Audrey Jimenez (50 kg) wrestles for gold and Tristan Kelly (76 kg) wrestles for bronze. The action begins at 9:45 a.m. Eastern.

Aug 18, 2022

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 4

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 3

Audrey Jimenez will wrestle for a spot in the women's freestyle finals while Bennett Berge (86 kg) wrestles for gold and Jaxon Smith (92 kg) and Nick Feldman (125 kg) wrestle for bronze. The action begins at 9:45 a.m. Eastern.

Aug 17, 2022

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 3

2022 U20 World Championships Women's Freestyle Recap

The U20 World Championships parties on its merry way in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the women's freestyle team firing up and occupying the middle portion of the event. The Americans will try to improve on the U17 team's very respectable fourth place showing from earlier this summer and try and match the lofty heights set by last year's team title-winning performance.

Aug 17, 2022

2022 U20 World Championships Women's Freestyle Recap

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 2

The United States has a big session on the second day of action at the U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Three Americans are wrestling for gold and one for bronze. That's in addition to two semifinal matches prior to that. Keep up-to-date with all the action beginning at 9:45 a.m. Eastern.

Aug 16, 2022

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 2

Elor Headlines Women's U20 World Team Seeking Back-to-Back Titles

Last year will be a tough act to follow. The 2021 United States women’s U20 world team not only walked away with the team title, but also secured a stunning four gold medals, and five total medals. Emily Shilson, Kennedy Blades, Amit Elor, and Kylie Welker all won World titles and Korina Blades won a bronze. The United States had never previously won more than one gold medal at any U20/Junior Worlds. Notable: Perennial women’s freestyle power Japan wasn’t there last year.

Aug 16, 2022

Elor Headlines Women's U20 World Team Seeking Back-to-Back Titles

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 1

The United States men's freestyle team is off to a fast start at the UWW U20 World Championships with four of five wrestlers reaching the semifinals. Keep up to date with our live blog with action beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern.

Aug 15, 2022

UWW U20 World Championships Match Notes - Day 1

2022 U20 World Championships Men's Freestyle Recap

Greetings from lovely Sofia, Bulgaria. We're recapping the men's freestyle action at the U20 World Championships and there is quite a bit of action to cover. For a running tally of American results, skip to the very end of this article.

Aug 15, 2022

2022 U20 World Championships Men's Freestyle Recap

U20 Men's Freestyle Day 1 Bracket Rapid Reactions

The first day of wrestling at the U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria starts tomorrow, which means we all get to feast our eyes on glorious brackets today!

Aug 14, 2022

U20 Men's Freestyle Day 1 Bracket Rapid Reactions

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Nick Feldman On A Collision Course With Monster Iranian Heavyweight

Nick Feldman was the #1 ranked pound-for-pound wrestler in the class of 2022 and brings an incredible amount of hype with him to Ohio State. He's won practically every tournament a high school wrestler can win and hasn't lost in well over 2 years. Feldman looks poised to earn multiple All-American honors and challenge for national titles every year. He has to be the favorite to win gold at the U20 world championships, right? Not so fast! Let me introduce you to Iran’s 125kg U20 World Team representative - Amirreza Masoumi.

Aug 9, 2022

Nick Feldman On A Collision Course With Monster Iranian Heavyweight

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International Entries For U20 Worlds

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Aug 9, 2022

U20 World Medalists Have Insane NCAA Success

The 2022 U20 World Championships will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from August 15-21. This event has become the premier competition for the world’s top talent under the age of 20. In this article, we’ll explore how America’s best wrestlers have performed at U20 Worlds (formerly Junior Worlds) in men’s freestyle since 2010 and how that has translated into NCAA Division 1 and senior-level success.

Aug 8, 2022

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