After a long wait of 8 years, the World Wrestling Championships in non-Olympic weight divisions are back and will be held in Tirana, Albania, from 28-31 October. Recently, the government cleared the Indian wrestling team’s participation at the World Wrestling Championships after all 12 selected athletes gathered outside the residence of Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and sought his intervention, a day after the WFI withdrew the nation’s entries from the prestigious tournament. On that note, let us give you all the necessary information regarding the World Wrestling Championship 2024.
World Wrestling Championship schedule
October 28
2:00 PM – Preliminary round Greco-Roman
9:30 PM – Semifinal Round – Greco-Roman
October 29
2:00 PM – Preliminary Round – Women’s Freestyle
8:30 PM – Semifinal Round – Women’s Freestyle
9:30 PM – Medal Matches – Greco-Roman
October 30
2:00 PM – Preliminary Round – Men’s Freestyle
8:30 PM – Semifinal round – Men’s Freestyle
9:30 PM – Medal Matches – Women’s Freestyle
October 31
8:30 PM – Repechage Round – Men’s Freestyle
9:30 PM – Medal Matches – Men’s Freestyle
(All timings are in IST)
World Wrestling Championship live streaming
There is no official broadcaster for this event in India, but the live streaming of all the matches will be available on the UWW app and their website, UWW+.
India contingent for World Wrestling Championship
Men’s Freestyle: Udit (61kg), Manish Goswami (70kg), Parvinder Singh (79kg), Sandeep Singh Maan (92kg)
Women’s Freestyle: Kirti (55kg), Mansi Ahlawat (59kg), Manisha Bhanwala (65kg), Bipasha (72kg)
Men’s Greco-Roman: Sanjeev (55kg), Chetan (63kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg), Rohit Dahiya (82kg)
In total, nearly 300 wrestlers across 12 weight classes in freestyle, women’s wrestling and Greco-Roman will converge on the Albanian capital. Freestyle competition will be in 61kg, 70kg 79kg and 92kg. Women’s Wrestling will be in 55kg, 59kg, 65kg and 72kg and Greco-Roman will compete in 55kg, 63kg, 72kg and 82kg.
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