India’s Sujeet Strikes Gold, Japan’s Suda Steals Spotlight in Budapest Ranking Series

At the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, the 2025 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial, the last event in United World Wrestling's renowned Ranking Series, got off to a great start. The event runs from July 17 to 20 and has the best wrestlers from around the world competing for medals, Olympic seeding points, and a share of the CHF 390,000 prize money.

In style, Sujeet wins gold for India

Sujeet from India had one of the best results of the day in the 65-kg class. When Sujeet played Ali Rahimzade of Azerbaijan in the first period, he stayed calm and only gave up one action point. He turned up the heat in the second round with two clean takedowns and tough mat control to get a famous win. The Indian people were proud of his win, and it gave them extra motivation before the World Championships.

The Rule of Tazhudinov keeps going at 97 kg

Akhmed Tazhudinov of Bahrain, who won the Olympics, showed once again how dominant he is. He beat Poland's Zbigniew Baranowski easily in the final to win gold in the 97-kg event. He won three of his matches by technical fall. His hard work since the Olympics has raised the bar in men's freestyle.

Suda of Japan Scores an Amazing Last-Second Win

It was amazing how Takara Suda of Japan came back in the 61 kg final. Suda made a great four-point move with seconds left to turn a 3–1 deficit into a 5–3 win over Kyrgyzstan's Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu. His finish before the buzzer was one of the best parts of Day 1.

Other Last Impressions

• Arman Andreasyan of Armenia lost 8–0 to Yoshinosuke Aoyagi of Japan at 70 kg.

• Vladimeri Gamkrelidze of Georgia won gold in the 79-kilogram weight class by beating Magomet Evloev of Tajikistan 5–0.

• This was a very close final between Shamil Sharipov (Bahrain) and Dzianis Khramiankou (UWW). The score was 5–3.

• In the 57-kg final, Luke Lilledahl of the United States beat Islam Bazarganov of Azerbaijan 3–1.

What's Next: Things that happened on Day 2

• On the second day, July 18, there will be fights in:

• Men's freestyle: 74 kg, 86 kg, and 92 kg

• 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 59 kg, and 72 kg for women in freestyle.

Helen Maroulis, the Olympic winner, and David Carr of the USA are two athletes to keep an eye on on Friday.