The accolades for Giorgos Kougioumtsidis never stop, rewarding his efforts and highlighting his rich talent! The World Wrestling Federation has announced the best for 2023 and naturally the “phenomenon of Greek Wrestling” could not be missing. UWW announced that the Greek champion was named the Rising Star for 2023.
Undoubtedly, the year that ends in a few days was… dreamlike for Giorgos Kougioumtsidis. The Greek champion won the gold medal in the U23 European Championship, the silver medal in the Men’s European Championship in the 79kg category. freestyle and took the Olympic qualification to the World Championship at 74k.
A year full of successes did not go unnoticed by the World Federation who declared him a rising star.
This is a huge success for him and for Greek Wrestling, which shows in recent years that it has a great growth, since the honors and medals in every World and European championship always have a Greek element.
2023 closes perfectly for Giorgos Kougioumtsidis and everyone expects a similar continuation, especially in the Olympic year!
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