Maroulis and Guilford win bronze as Japan holds narrow team lead
Helen Maroulis and Dymond Guilford rebounded from quarterfinal losses to earn U.S. bronze medals on day 5 in Astana.
A quarterfinal loss did not end Helen Maroulis' medal bid at the 2026 Senior World Championships. She beat Kazakhstan's Nilufar Raimova 5-2 for women's freestyle bronze at 57kg, following a repechage pin of Ecuador's Luisa Valverde Melendres with the score at 8-0.
- Yui Susaki, Japan WW 50kg women's freestyle gold
- Kexin Hong, China WW 57kg women's freestyle gold
- Alina Kasabieva, Russia WW 65kg women's freestyle gold
- Anastasiya Alpyeyeva, Ukraine WW 76kg women's freestyle gold
Dymond Guilford also turned a quarterfinal defeat into bronze, beating Turkiye's Kadriye Kocak Aksoy 7-2 at 76kg. Her recovery included a 12-0 technical superiority win over Belarus' Anastasiya Zimiankova after a 4-6 loss to eventual champion Anastasiya Alpyeyeva.
Four finals, four champion nations
Yui Susaki Japan WW 50kg women's freestyle gold
Japan's Yui Susaki finished the 50kg final with a pin, winning gold against India's Neelam Neelam with the score at 5-0. Neelam took silver.
China's Kexin Hong delivered a 10-0 technical superiority victory in the 57kg final. Japan's Sena Nagamoto earned silver after falling to Hong in the title bout.
Russia's Alina Kasabieva claimed the 65kg championship with a 6-3 decision over Moldova's Irina Ringaci. Ringaci finished with silver.
Ukraine's Anastasiya Alpyeyeva secured 76kg gold by defeating India's Kajal Kajal 8-6. Kajal took silver in a bracket that also produced Guilford's bronze.
Turner and Miracle finish without medals
Morgan Turner opened at 50kg with a 5-0 decision over Cuba's Greili Bencosme Carvajal. Her next bout ended in a disqualification loss to Russia's Elizaveta Smirnova, with the score at 7-9.
Kayla Miracle started her 65kg tournament by pinning Turkiye's Ayse Erkan with the score at 10-1. Japan's Nana Ikehata then pinned Miracle with the score at 1-10, leaving the American without a medal.
Japan leads, China stays close
Japan leads women's freestyle with 120 points, followed by China at 115 and the United States at 92. Ukraine has 71 and India 65. Iran leads Greco-Roman with 192, ahead of Azerbaijan's 104 and Uzbekistan's 80; Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina and Armenia are tied at 0 in men's freestyle.