The 2026 Senior World Championships continue in Astana, Kazakhstan. We've reached Day 7, which means we've reached the medal matches for men's freestyle. But also the conclusion of women's freestyle.
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Team USA won a bronze medal yesterday in women's freestyle courtesy, of Kennedy Blades at 68kg, and their first senior level gold medal of 2026 thanks to the heroic efforts of Adaugo Nwachukwu at 62kg.
That's on top of the two bronze medals won by Helen Maroulis and Dymond Guilford on the previous evening.
Tonight, we'll have four Americans in the gold medal bouts: Bo Bassett and Kyle Snyder at 65 and 97kg in men's freestyle, and Everest Leydecker and Abby Nette at 55 and 59kg in women's freestyle.
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1:00 PM
NEWFour Americans Set For Gold-Medal Matches
Team USA will have four wrestlers competing for gold as the medal matches begin. Everest Leydecker opens the lineup against Ukraine's Nataliia Klivchutska at 55kg, followed by Abby Nette against India's Manisha at 59kg. Bo Bassett then takes on Armenia's Vazgen Tevanyan at 65kg before Kyle Snyder closes out the group against Japan's Arash Yoshida at 97kg.
12:45 PM
Dake Advances, Eyes World Title At A Third Weight
Kyle Dake continues his unbeaten run with a 6-3 decision over Russia's Ibragim Kadiev in the 86kg semifinals. The victory sends Dake to the gold-medal match, where he will pursue a world title in a third weight class.
12:30 PM
Retherford Comes Up Short Of 70kg Finals
Zain Retherford came up just short of a spot in the 70kg finals, falling to Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Akmataliev by a 3-2 decision in the semifinals. Retherford will now look to bounce back in the bronze-medal match.
12:15 PM
Hendrickson Falls To Zare, Will Wrestle For Bronze
Wyatt Hendrickson saw his run to the 125kg finals come to an end with a 10-0 technical fall loss to Iran's Amir Zare in 3:53. Hendrickson will have another opportunity to reach the podium, as he moves to the bronze-medal match.
12:00 PM
Mohammadnezhadjavan Pulls Blaze Back Into Repechage
Iran's Ahmad Mohammadnezhadjavan defeated Kazakhstan's Assyl Aitakyn 3-1 in the 61kg semifinals. The victory sends Mohammadnezhadjavan to the final and brings Marcus Blaze back into repechage.
11:18 AM
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