Russia names women's wrestling team for world championships

European champion Ekaterina Verbina is among the wrestlers selected for the Astana tournament. Women's competition runs from October 27 to 30.

The coaching staff announced the lineup on October 13 at a training camp in Novogorsk, the Russian Wrestling Federation said. The full world championships in Kazakhstan run from October 24 to November 1.

Elizaveta Smirnova, Viktoria Vaulina and Ekaterina Verbina are entered at 50, 53 and 55 kilograms respectively. Anastasia Yandushkina will compete at 57 kilograms and Svetlana Lipatova at 59.

Amina Tandelova is selected at 62 kilograms, Alina Kasabieva at 65 and Elizaveta Petlyakova at 68.

In the two heaviest categories, Ksenia Burakova represents the team at 72 kilograms and Valentina Tokhtoeva at 76. The announcement identifies entrants across all ten women's divisions, rather than predicting the tournament's results.