2026 Men's Freestyle International Wrestling Rankings

61 kg - Zavur Uguev

Ramiz Gamzatov moves into the rankings at 61 kg at #12 after finishing runner-up to #1 Zavur Uguev at Russian Nationals. Gamzatov defeated Muslim Mekhtikhanov, Cherman Tavitov, Rustam Zhilyasov, Fyodor Pavlov, and Ruslan Papazyan on his way to the finals.

Zelimkhan Abakarov drops to #16 after losing to unranked Giorgi Goniashvili. Despite the loss, Abakarov holds in the top 20 because of his wins this year over Gulomjon Abdullaev, Nuraddin Novruzov, Niklas Stechele, Simone Piroddu, Leomid Colesnic, and Merey Bazarbayev. The win for Goniashvili over Abakarov was the best of his career, but Goniashvili doesn't have a strong enough resume to enter the top 20 just yet.

Assyl Aitakyn moves into the #19 spot after winning gold at the 2026 Polyák Imre, Varga János & Kozma István Memorial while defeating Deepak, Tolga Ozbek, and Nuraddin Novruzov.

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