"VAN" (Sports Desk - 31.10.2026) :: At 55kg, Leydecker, last year’s world U20 champion, gained an activity point the first period, then Klivchutska and her each received one to leave the U.S. wrestler up 2-1. As Klivchutska put the pressure on, Leydecker responded by gaining the match-clinching tilt.
The win came after Leydecker ended up with a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships in Last Vegas, United States two weeks ago. The loss to Gerda TEREK (HUN) in Las Vegas was Leydecker's first in international wrestling.
"It's crazy. I feel I should have been talking to you two weeks ago," Leydecker said. "It was so bittersweet. I wanted the U23 gold. I just got caught. I knew I was the best in the world. It's just so surreal knowing that I'm just 19 years old, I still have another U20. I want to be able to do all three in one year. I still have next year to do that."
In the bronze medal matches, both Ekaterina VERBINA (RUS) and Nagisa HARADA (JPN) won one-sided affairs that did not go the distance.
Verbina added to her silver medal from last year when she went on a second-period splurge to defeat Tuba DEMIR (TUR) 11-0 with 37 seconds to spare.
Nagisa built up an 8-0 lead in the first period against Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER) before whizzering her over to record a fall at 4:11.
At 59kg, European champion Mariia VYNNYK (UKR) picked up her second straight world medal with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) at 59kg.
Vynnyk, the silver medalist a year ago, was holding a 4-2 lead in the second period when European bronze medalist Lipatova reached back and flung Vynnyk to the mat for 4. Vynnyk reversed after hitting, cutting the gap to 6-5.
Vynnyk then secured a defensive exposure for 2, then held on for the victory.
Bolortuya KHURELKHUU (MGL) used an arm bar to turn over Altyn SHAGAYEVA (KAZ), building up an 8-0 lead before securing a fall just inside the 3-minute mark for her first senior world medal.
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