Wrestling: Wotna Ndoc eliminated at Kazakhstan world championships
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O Democrata
Guinea-Bissau wrestler Wotna Cana Ndoc was eliminated on 30 October 2026 in the round of 32 at the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan, in the 70kg category. He was beaten by Russia’s Ibragim Ibragimov by technical superiority, O Democrata reports.
Guinean-Bissau wrestler Wotna Cana Ndoc was eliminated on Friday 30 October 2026 in the round of 32 at the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan, O Democrata reports. Competing in the under-70kg category, he was beaten by Russia’s Ibragim Ibragimov, who won by technical superiority through leg rotations known as a “leg lace”.
The first representative of Guinea-Bissau to compete in this edition, Wotna Ndoc had been seeking qualification for the next round. Guinea-Bissau’s participation continues on Saturday 31 October with Diamantino Iuna Fafé, who enters directly in the round of 32. His opponent will be the winner of the bout between Moldova’s Andrei Vitan and Kyrgyzstan’s Abdymalik Karachov.
The two wrestlers represent Guinea-Bissau in one of the sport’s leading international competitions, in the absence of national coach Augusto Midana. Wotna Ndoc had previously competed in the World Championships qualifiers in Kazakhstan.
