Baitukaev and Balaian win gold at U23 wrestling worlds

Russian freestyle wrestlers Magomed Baitukaev and Arsen Balaian won gold medals at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas.

Baitukaev won the 74 kg title by defeating American Jayden James in the final. Japan’s Toki Ogawa and Iran’s Ali Karampour took bronze.

Balaian won the 86 kg division, beating Turkey’s Ahmet Yagan in the final. Iran’s Reza Afshar and Mongolia’s Batbilguun Naadambat earned bronze.

Russia’s Arslan Bagaev took silver at 92 kg after losing the final to Iran’s Abolfazl Firouzai. Azerbaijan’s Anar Jafarli and Georgia’s Sandro Kurashvili finished third.

The championships conclude on October 18.