Historic gold for Ukraine: Alpeeva wins at the World Wrestling Championships
Анастасія Алпєєва. Асоціація спортивної боротьби України
Ukrainian wrestler Anastasia Alpeeva won the gold medal at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana. In the final of the 76 kg weight category, she defeated India’s representative Kajal with a score of 8:6.
This is reported by Suspilne Sport.
The final match turned out to be tense. With the score tied at 4:4, the Indian athlete had the advantage after the last effective action, but 13 seconds before the end of the match, Alpeeva launched an attack for four points and took the lead – 8:4.
The opponent closed the gap, but the Ukrainian held on for the victory with a score of 8:6.
On her way to the final, Alpeeva defeated Turkey’s Kadriye Kocak Aksoy with a score of 11:0.
This is the first medal for the Ukrainian national team at the 2026 World Championships and the first gold for Ukrainian women’s heavyweight wrestlers at the adult world championships.
This is also Alpeeva’s best result at the senior world championships. Her previous best was fifth place in 2025.
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