2026 Wrestling World Championship Rankings

61 kg - Zavur Uguev

Zelimkhan Abakarov drops to #7 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 10 just yet.

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