The 2023 European Cadets Wrestling Championships (U-17) is the 25th edition of European Cadets Wrestling Championship of combined events, and takes place from June 12 to 18 in Tirana, Albania.[1][2][3][4] In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wretslers 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). Nevertheless, in protest against participation of Individual Neutral Athletes, the Ukrainian team withdrew from the championships.[5]
| 2023 European Cadets Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Tirana, Albania |
| Dates | 12–18 June 2023 |
| Stadium | Parku Olimpik Feti Borova |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Armenia |
| Greco-Roman |  Georgia |
| Women |  Turkey |
Competition schedule edit
All times are (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12 June | 11.30-15.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 18.00-19.30 | Semi-finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 13 June | 11.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 14 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg; Repechage GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 15 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg; Repechage WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg | |
| 16 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg; Repechage WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg | |
| 17 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 18 June | 16.30-17.45 | Repechage : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Albania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes a | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Armenia | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 30 | 59 | 119 | |
Russian and Belarusian participation edit
- a^ 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.
Team ranking edit
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Armenia |
169 | Georgia |
185 | Turkey |
106 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
155 | Azerbaijan |
118 | Germany |
92 |
| 3 | Georgia |
150 | Armenia |
115 | Sweden |
90 |
| 4 | Turkey |
120 | Hungary |
83 | Hungary |
77 |
| 5 | Germany |
63 | Turkey |
80 | Poland |
62 |
| 6 | Moldova |
49 | Moldova |
44 | Romania |
41 |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
48 | Serbia |
31 | Bulgaria |
39 |
| 8 | Poland |
34 | Greece |
29 | Azerbaijan |
32 |
| 9 | Hungary |
34 | Germany |
28 | Croatia |
31 |
| 10 |  France |
22 | Poland |
25 | Italy |
31 |
Medal overview edit
Men's freestyle edit
Men's Greco-Roman edit
Women's freestyle edit
Participating nations edit
497 wrestlers from 34 nations:
Individual Neutral Athletes (59)
Albania (15)
Armenia (19)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (25)
Bulgaria (27)
Croatia (9)
Czech Republic (9)
Spain (5)
Estonia (15)
Finland (9)
France (13)
United Kingdom (4)
Georgia (22)
Germany (23)
Greece (19)
Hungary (25)
Ireland (1)
Israel (11)
Italy (12)
Kosovo (3)
Latvia (9)
Lithuania (14)
Moldova (16)
North Macedonia (6)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (7)
Poland (24)
Romania (15)
Switzerland (5)
Slovenia (2)
Serbia (8)
Slovakia (10)
Sweden (15)
Turkey (30)
References edit
- ^ "European Championships".
- ^ "2023 European Cadet Wrestling Championship". allsportdb.com. June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Freestyle wrestling - results, standings and calendar". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Вольная борьба, греко-римская борьба, бокс, UFC, ММА, спорт, новости". wrestlingua.com.
- ^ "UWW decision on neutral athlete inclusion". United World Wrestling.