2018 in combat sports

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2018 in sports

This article lists the 12 different combat sports and their results for 2018.

Boxing

Amateur boxing

Professional boxing

Date Location Winner Loser Weight Titles Report
January 27 Riga, Latvia Oleksandr Usyk Mairis Briedis Cruiserweight WBC, WBO report
February 17 Manchester, England George Groves Chris Eubank Jr. Super middleweight WBA (Super) report
March 3 New York City, United States Deontay Wilder Luis Ortiz Heavyweight WBC report
March 10 San Antonio, United States Mikey Garcia Sergey Lipinets Light welterweight IBF
March 31 Cardiff, Wales Anthony Joshua Joseph Parker Heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO report
May 5 Los Angeles, United States Gennady Golovkin Vanes Martirosyan Middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBO
May 12 New York City, United States Vasyl Lomachenko Jorge Linares Lightweight WBA (Super)
May 19 Quebec City, Canada Adonis Stevenson Badou Jack Light heavyweight WBC
July 21 Moscow, Russia Oleksandr Usyk Murat Gassiev Cruiserweight WBA (Unified), WBC, WBO, IBF report
July 28 Los Angeles, United States Mikey Garcia Robert Easter Jr. Lightweight WBC, IBF
August 4 Atlantic City, United States Eleider Álvarez Sergey Kovalev Light heavyweight WBO
September 15 Las Vegas, United States Canelo Álvarez Gennady Golovkin Middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBO report
September 22 London, England Anthony Joshua Alexander Povetkin Heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO
September 28 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Callum Smith George Groves Super middleweight WBA (Super) report
October 13 Omaha, United States Terence Crawford José Benavidez Jr. Welterweight WBO
October 20 Boston, United States Demetrius Andrade Walter Kautondokwa Middleweight WBO
November 10 London, England Oleksandr Usyk Tony Bellew Cruiserweight WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBF
December 1 Los Angeles, United States Deontay Wilder SD Tyson Fury Heavyweight WBC report
December 1 Quebec, Canada Oleksandr Gvozdyk Adonis Stevenson Light heavyweight WBC
December 8 New York City, United States Vasyl Lomachenko José Pedraza Lightweight WBA (Super), WBO
December 15 New York City, United States Canelo Álvarez Rocky Fielding Super middleweight WBA (Regular)

Fencing

World fencing events

Continental fencing events

2017–18 Fencing Grand Prix

2017–18 Fencing World Cup

Judo

World and continental judo events

2018 Grand Slam

2018 Grand Prix

2018 European Open

  • February 3 & 4: European Open #1 in Portugal Odivelas (W) & Bulgaria Sofia (M)
    • Men:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[34]
    • Women:  Japan and  Canada won 2 gold medals each.  Spain won the overall medal tally.[35]
  • February 17 & 18: European Open #2 in Italy Rome (W) & Austria Oberwart (M)
    • Men:  Azerbaijan and  Georgia won 2 gold medals each. Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally.[36]
    • Women:  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.[37]
  • March 3 & 4: European Open #3 in Poland Warsaw (W) & Czech Republic Prague (M)
    • Men:  Belarus won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[38]
    • Women:  Poland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[39]
  • June 2 & 3: European Open #4 in Spain Madrid (M & W)[40]
  • August 18 & 19: European Open #5 in Belarus Minsk (M & W)[41]
    •  Belarus won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • October 6 & 7: European Open #6 (final) in United Kingdom Glasgow (M & W)[42]
    •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 European Cup

2018 EJU Kata Tournaments

  • February 25: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #1 in Belgium Brussels[52]
    • Nage No Kata winners:  Netherlands (Erik Faes & Niels Neumann)
    • Ju No Kata winners:  Italy (Giovanni Tarabelli & Angelica Tarabelli)
    • Katame No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
    • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
    • Goshin Jutsu winners:  Italy (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini)
  • March 24: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #2 in Italy Pordenone[53]
    • Nage No Kata winners:  Italy (Mauro Collini & Tommaso Rondini)
    • Katame No Kata winners:  France (Nicolas Fourmaux & Jean-Daniel Nguyen)
    • Ju No Kata winners:  Germany (Wolfgang Daxromswinkel & Ulla Loosen)
    • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
    • Goshin Jutsu winners:  Italy (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini)
  • April 29: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #3 (final) in France Tours[54]
    • Nage No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
    • Katame No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
    • Ju No Kata winners:  France (Emmanuel Wirtz & Armelle Voindrot)
    • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
    • Goshin Jutsu winners:  France (Kamel Ben Tekfa & Alexis Lacroix)

2018 Pan American Open

2018 Asian Open

  • July 7 & 8: Asian Open #1 in Chinese Taipei Taipei[59]
    •  South Korea and  Japan won 5 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
  • November 3 & 4: Asian Open #2 in Kazakhstan Aktau[60]
    •  Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 1 & 2: Asian Open #3 (final) in  Hong Kong[61]
    •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 African Open

  • November 17 & 18: African Open #1 in Senegal Dakar[62]
    •  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 24 & 25: African Open #2 (final) in Cameroon Yaoundé[63]
    •  Algeria won the gold medal tally.  Cameroon won the overall medal tally.

2018 Oceania Open

  • November 17 & 18: Oceania Open in Australia Perth[64]
    •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Karate

World & Continental Karate Events

  • February 2 – 4: 45th EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in Russia Sochi[65]
  • May 10 – 13: 53rd EKF Senior Championships in Serbia Novi Sad[66]
    •  Spain and  Turkey won 3 gold medals each.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
  • May 10 – 13: 17th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Japan Okinawa[67]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 18 – 20: 18th OKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in New Zealand Auckland[68]
    •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 15 – 17: 32nd PKF Senior Championships in Chile Santiago[69]
  • July 11 – 15: 15th AKF Senior Championships in Jordan Amman[70]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 19 – 22: 11th World University Karate Championship in Japan Kobe[71]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 22 – 25: PKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Brazil Rio de Janeiro[72]
    •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 31 – September 2: UFAK Senior Championships in Rwanda Kigali[73]
    •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 6 – 11: 24th WKF Senior Championships in Spain Madrid[74]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Premier League

  • January 26 – 28: Karate 1-Premier League #1 in France Paris[75]
    •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  France won the overall medal tally.
  • February 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #2 in United Arab Emirates Dubai[76]
    •  Turkey won the gold medal tally. Turkey and  Iran won 6 overall medals each.
  • March 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #3 in Netherlands Rotterdam[77]
    •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • April 6 – 8: Karate 1-Premier League #4 in Morocco Rabat[78]
    •  Turkey,  France, and  Egypt won 2 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • June 8 – 10: Karate 1-Premier League #5 in Turkey Istanbul[79]
    •  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 14 – 16: Karate 1-Premier League #6 in Germany Berlin[80]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 12 – 14: Karate 1-Premier League #7 (final) in Japan Tokyo[81]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Series A

  • February 9 – 11: Karate 1 - Series A #1 in Spain Guadalajara[82]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 2 – 4: Karate 1 - Series A #2 in Austria Salzburg[83]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 21 – 23: Karate 1 - Series A #3 in Chile Santiago[84]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 7 – 9: Karate 1 - Series A #4 (final) in China Shanghai[85]
    •  Spain won the gold medal tally.  Japan won the overall medal tally.

WKF Youth League

  • May 25 – 27: Karate 1 - Youth League #1 in Bulgaria Sofia[86]
    • Cadet:  Russia and  Switzerland won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior:  Japan and  Slovakia won 2 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
    • U14:  Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 6 – 8: Karate 1 - Youth League #2 in Croatia Umag[87]
    • Cadet:  Russia,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and  Croatia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • U14:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 26 – 28: Karate 1 - Youth League #3 in Mexico Cancún[88]
    • Cadet:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Mexico won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior:  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
    • U14:  Mexico and  United States won 3 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally.
  • December 14 – 16: Karate 1 - Youth League #4 (final) in Italy Caorle[89]
    • Cadet:  Russia,  Slovakia, and  Azerbaijan won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior:  France won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
    • U14:  Ukraine won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.

Kickboxing

Kunlun Fight

Main article: 2018 in Kunlun Fight

Mixed martial arts

International mixed martial arts championships

  • March 16 – 18: 2018 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships in Australia Melbourne[90]
    • Men's Lightweight winner: Australia Jordan Thomas
    • Men's Welterweight winner: United States Darian Weeks
    • Men's Middleweight winner: Australia Joseph Luciano
    • Men's Featherweight winner: Japan Kohei Maeda
    • Men's Lightweight winner: Japan Teruhiko Kato
    • Men's Welterweight winner: United States Darian Weeks
    • Men's Bantamweight winner: Australia Reo Yamaguchi
    • Women's Bantamweight winner: Australia Amber Thompson
    • Women's Flyweight winner: New Zealand Anne Wilson
    • Women's Bantamweight winner: Australia Amber Thompson
  • March 23 – 26: World Amateur Junior and Youth MMA Championships in Russia Saint Petersburg
  • May 24 – 26: 2018 IMMAF Africa Open Championships in South Africa Johannesburg
  • June 17 – 23: 2018 IMMAF European Championships and European Youth Open in Romania Bucharest
  • September 3 – 8: 2018 IMMAF Asian Open and Junior MMA World Championships in China Beijing

Muay Thai

  • May 10 – 19: 2018 IFMA World Championships in Mexico Cancún
  • June 29 – July 8: 2018 European Championships in Czech Republic Prague
  • July 23 – 29: 1st World University Muaythai Championship in Thailand Pattaya
  • August 3 – 11: 2018 Youth World Championships in Thailand Bangkok
  • October 26 – 29: 2018 Pan American Championships in Mexico Acapulco
  • December 3 – 11: 2018 Asian Championships in  Macau

Sambo

World and Continental Championships

  • April 11 & 12: Southeast Asian SAMBO Championships (M&W, Combat Sambo) in Indonesia Jakarta
    •  Indonesia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 13 – 15: 2018 European Youth and Junior Championships in Czech Republic Prague
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 11 – 13: 2018 Asian Sambo Championships & Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
    •  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 18 – 20: European Sambo Championships in Greece Athens
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 23 & 25: African Sambo Championships in Tunisia Tunis
  • July 21 & 22: Pan American Sambo Championships in Mexico Acapulco
  • August 23 & 24: World Schools Sambo Championships in Russia Oryol
  • September 28: European Union Sambo Cup in Latvia Riga
  • October 12 – 14: World Youth & Junior Sambo Championships in Georgia (country) Tbilisi
  • October 20 & 21: World Masters Sambo Championships in  Morocco
  • November 9 – 11: World Sambo Championships in Romania Bucharest
  • December 6 & 7: World Cadets Sambo Championships in Serbia Novi Sad
  • December 7 – 9: 2nd World University Sambo Championships in Serbia Novi Sad
  • December 16: European Sambo Cup in Spain Madrid

World Cup

  • March 23 & 24: WC (A. Kharlampiev Memorial) #1 in Russia Moscow
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Sumo

Main article: 2018 in sumo

Taekwondo

International Taekwondo championships

  • February 6 – 9: 2018 European Clubs Taekwondo Championships in Turkey Istanbul[91]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 29 & 30: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships in Morocco Agadir[92]
    •  Morocco won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 31: 2018 President's Cup - African Region in Morocco Agadir[93]
    •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Spain won the overall medal tally.
  • April 9 – 13: 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Tunisia Hammamet[94][95]
    •  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 23 & 24: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Club Championships in Iran Karaj[96]
    •  Iran won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
  • April 25 – 28: 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Greece Rhodes[97]
    • Recognized Poomsae
    • Under 17 winners: Italy Michelangelo Sampognaro (m) / Denmark Eva Sandersen (f)
    • Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners: Finland Frans Salmi (m) / Turkey Kubra Dagli (f)
    • Under 30 (Age 31 and up) winners: Qatar Othman Boularas (m) / United Kingdom LI Wenqi (f)
    • Pair Under 17 winners:  Thailand (Kanokchanok Jareonying & Pattarapong Sengmueang)
    • Pair Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners:  Denmark (Annaline Soeberg & Benjamin Harder)
    • Pair Over 30 (Age 31 and up) winners:  Denmark (Lisa Lents & Kim Nedergaard)
    • Team Under 17 winners:  Thailand (m) /  Thailand (f)
    • Team Over 17 winners:  Finland (m) /  Denmark (f)
    • Freestyle Poomsae
    • Under 17 (Age 15-17) winners: Thailand Thanaphat Bompenthomnumsuk (m) / Russia Anastasiia Sumenkova (f)
    • Over 17 (Age 18 and up) winners: Finland Christian Kamphuis (m) / Netherlands Soraya Wahjudi (f)
    • Pair Over 17 winners:  Spain (Sandra Gardini Gallo & Adrian Alonso Simon)
    • Team winners:  Thailand
    • Technical Breaking
    • Jumping Multiple Kick winner: South Korea SEO Jae-won
    • Spinning Kick winner: South Korea JANG Jong-pil
    • Free Style Breaking winner: South Korea KIM Min-song
    • High Kick Performance winners: Turkey Kübra Dağlı (f) / South Korea PARK Seung-jin (f)
    • Free Style Dynamic Kicks & Breaking Challenge
    • Winners: South Korea LEE Chan-min (m) / South Korea CHOE Han-na (f)
  • April 25 – 29: 2018 President's Cup - European Region in Greece Athens[98]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 10 – 13: 2018 European Taekwondo Championships in Russia Kazan[99]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 26 – 28: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City[100]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 31 – June 10: 2018 World Taekwondo Europe Open Multi European Games in Bulgaria Plovdiv[101]
    • Senior:  Turkey and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior:  Greece and  Turkey won 5 gold medals each. Greece won the overall medal tally.
    • Cadet:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 1 – 3: 2018 Rome World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Italy[102]
  • July 5 – 8: 2018 El Hassan Cup International Open in Jordan Amman[103]
    •  Jordan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 13 – 15: 2018 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in United States Spokane, Washington[104]
    •  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  Brazil won the overall medal tally.
  • July 27 – 29: 2018 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in China Wuxi[105]
  • August 3: 2018 President's Cup - Oceania Region in French Polynesia Mahina[106]
    •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 5: 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships in French Polynesia Mahina[107]
    • Senior:  Australia won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
    • Junior:  French Polynesia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 10 – 12: 2018 Moscow World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Russia[108]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 11 – 15: 2018 Kimunyong Cup International Open Taekwondo Championships in South Korea Seoul[109]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 7 – 9: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships in Kazakhstan Atyrau (debut event)[110]
  • September 19 – 21: Taoyuan 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Chinese Taipei[111]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 12 – 14: 2018 President's Cup - Pan American Region in United States Las Vegas[112]
  • October 19 – 21: 2018 Manchester World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Great Britain[113]
  • November 11 – 13: 2018 President's Cup - Asian Region in Chinese Taipei Taipei[114]
  • November 22 & 23: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in United Arab Emirates Fujairah[115]
    •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 24 & 25: 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championships in United Arab Emirates Fujairah[116]
  • December 9 – 16: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Series in China Wuxi[117]

2018 WTF Open

Wrestling

World wrestling championships

  • May 14 – 20: 2018 World Military Wrestling Championships in Russia Moscow[146]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women's Freestyle:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 2 – 8: 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Croatia Zagreb[147]
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Iran,  Russia,  Uzbekistan, &  Turkey won 2 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.
  • September 5 – 9: 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in Brazil Goiana[148]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Japan,  Turkey, &  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Canada won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 17 – 23: 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Slovakia Trnava[149]
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Iran won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • September 28 – 30: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Men's Freestyle) in North Macedonia Skopje[150]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 5 – 7: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in Russia Perm[151]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 20 – 28: 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Hungary Budapest[152]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 12 – 18: 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Romania Bucharest[153]
    • Men's U23 Freestyle:  Georgia won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's U23 Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • U23 Greco-Roman:  Georgia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wrestling World Cup

Wrestling Grand Prix

  • February 3: 2018 Grand Prix of Croatia in Croatia Zagreb[158]
  • June 23 & 24: 2018 Grand Prix of Hungary in Hungary Győr[159]
    • Greco-Roman:  Kazakhstan won the gold medal tally.  Hungary won the overall medal tally.
  • July 14 & 15: 2018 Grand Prix of Spain in Spain Madrid[160]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Spain and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 18 & 19: 2018 Grand Prix of Germany in Germany Dortmund[161]
    • Greco-Roman:  Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Continental wrestling championships

  • February 7 – 11: 2018 African Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) in Nigeria Port Harcourt[162]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Nigeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Algeria won the gold medal tally.  Egypt won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Nigeria,  Algeria, and  Egypt won 3 gold medals each. Nigeria won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Tunisia won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and  Nigeria won 8 overall medals each.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Egypt won the gold medal tally. Egypt and  Nigeria won 8 overall medals each.
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Egypt won the gold medal tally.  South Africa and  Nigeria won 6 overall medals each.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Algeria and  Tunisia won 3 gold medals each.  Egypt won the overall medal tally.
  • February 27 – March 4: 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships in Kyrgyzstan Bishkek[163]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Uzbekistan and  Iran won 3 gold medals each. Uzbekistan won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  China won the gold medal tally.  Mongolia won the overall medal tally.
    • Greco-Roman:  Iran won the gold medal tally.  Kyrgyzstan won the overall medal tally.
  • March 20 – 25: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Wrestling Championship in Cuba Havana[164]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Cuba won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Colombia won the gold medal tally.  Cuba won the overall medal tally.
    • Greco-Roman:  Cuba won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 29 – 31: 2018 Mediterranean Wrestling Championship in Algeria Algiers[165]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Tunisia won the gold medal tally.  Algeria won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Tunisia won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and  Algeria won 7 overall medals each.
    • Greco-Roman:  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Tunisia won the gold medal tally.  Algeria won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Algeria and  Egypt won 3 gold medals each. Algeria won the overall medal tally.
  • April 20 & 21: 2018 Arab Cadet Wrestling Championship in Iraq Baghdad[166]
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Iraq won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Iraq won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 30 – May 6: 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Russia Kaspiysk[167]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won the gold medal tally. Russia and  Azerbaijan won 8 overall medals each.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Russia,  Bulgaria, and  Turkey won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
    • Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 3 – 6: 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Peru Lima[168]
    • Men's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Cuba won the gold medal tally. Cuba and the  United States won 6 overall medals each.
  • May 10 – 13: 2018 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in Uzbekistan Tashkent[169]
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Iran won the gold medal tally. Iran and  Kazakhstan won 8 overall medals each.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Iran won the gold medal tally. Iran and  Uzbekistan won 7 overall medals each.
  • May 14 – 20: 2018 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in North Macedonia Skopje[170]
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 18 – 20: 2018 Oceania Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) in Guam Yigo[171]
  • May 19: 2018 Nordic Senior Wrestling Championships in Sweden Västerås[172]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Sweden and  Latvia won 2 gold medals each.  Finland won the overall medal tally.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Sweden won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Finland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 25 – 27: 2018 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Guatemala Guatemala City[173]
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 26 & 27: 2018 Nordic Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Finland Kajaani[174]
    • Note: There were no junior freestyle events in this championship.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Estonia won the gold medal tally. Estonia and  Finland won 7 overall medals each.
    • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Finland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Norway won the gold medal tally.  Sweden won the overall medal tally.
    • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Denmark won the gold medal tally.  Finland won the overall medal tally.
  • June 4 – 10: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Turkey Istanbul[175]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Women's Freestyle:  Russia and  Ukraine won 3 gold and 6 overall medals each.
    • Greco-Roman:  Russia and  Georgia won 3 gold medals each. Russia and  Turkey won 7 overall medals each.
  • July 17 – 22: 2018 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in India New Delhi[176]
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Japan won the gold medal tally.  China won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 25 & 26: 2018 Arab Senior Wrestling Championships in Egypt Sharm El Sheikh[177]
    • Men's Freestyle:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Greco-Roman:  Egypt won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
  • July 30 – August 5: 2018 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Italy Rome[178]
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 17 – 19: 2018 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships in Brazil Fortaleza[179]
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Mexico and  Canada won 3 gold medals each. Mexico and  United States won 7 overall medals each.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  United States won the gold medal tally. The United States and  Mexico won 7 overall medals each.
  • November 1 – 4: 2018 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships in Albania Tirana[180]
    • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
    • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Turkey won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally, too.
    • Junior Greco-Roman:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wushu

  • August 2 – 5: 2018 World University Wushu Championship in  Macau (debut event)[181]
    •  China won the gold medal tally. China and  Malaysia won 8 overall medals each.

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