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title: "Alexandrin Guțu misses out on Greco-Roman wrestling world title"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/88559/alexandrin-gutu-misses-out-on-greco-roman-wrestling-world-title
published: 2026-10-25T16:40:57Z
language: en
author: "Alexandru Rusu"
section: "Sport"
source: moldova1.md
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# Alexandrin Guțu misses out on Greco-Roman wrestling world title

> Greco-Roman wrestler Alexandrin Guțu missed the chance to become world champion. In the final, Azerbaijan's Sanan Suleimanov defeated the Moldovan 3–8. Guțu made a strong impression in Astana; on the first day of the competition in Kazakhstan, he won four straight matches in the under-77 kg weight category. The final against Sanan Suleimanov took place on Sunday, October 25.

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Greco-Roman wrestler Alexandrin Guțu missed the chance to become world champion. In the final, Azerbaijan's Sanan Suleimanov defeated the Moldovan 3–8. Guțu made a strong impression in Astana; on the first day of the competition in Kazakhstan, he won four straight matches in the under-77 kg weight category. The final against Sanan Suleimanov took place on Sunday, October 25.

Under these circumstances, Alexandrin Guţu missed the chance to match the achievement of another Greco-Roman wrestler—Victor Ciobanu—who became a world champion in 2021.

Sanan Suleimanov also holds two World Championship silver medals and a continental title won in 2020.