Two Hungarian chances for World gold on Monday: Váncza and Vitek face Iranian finalists
Both Hungarians reached the finals in Astana. Their gold-medal bouts are in the 26 October medal session starting at 14:00 Budapest time.
Events: 26 Oct 2026
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István Váncza at 72 kg and Dárius Vitek at 130 kg will wrestle for Greco-Roman World titles in Astana on Monday, 26 October. The official UWW brackets for 72 kg and 130 kg both show Hungarian–Iranian finals.
Two different routes to the gold-medal bouts
Váncza will face Sohrabi. The Ferencváros wrestler won his semi-final against Georgia's Lomadze on the last-point criterion after a 3–3 score; his club's latest report also confirms the final. Vitek meets Iran's Hedayati: the heavyweight bracket records his 5–0 semi-final victory over Hlinchuk.
Monday's medal session starts at 14:00
The Hungarian Wrestling Federation lists the 26 October medal session from 14:00 to 16:00 Budapest time. These are the times of the complete block, not exact individual start times for the two Hungarian gold-medal bouts. The venue is Barys Arena; neither final has started at the time of this article's check.
Read about the weight classes and Hungarian squad in our earlier Worlds preview.
