Mostafa Hussein claims under-23 world wrestling gold in Las Vegas

Mostafa Hussein won the gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships for athletes under the age of 23 after defeating Hungary’s Levente Levi 5-2 in the Greco-Roman 77kg final.

The championships are being held in Las Vegas, United States, and will continue until 18 October.

Hussein began his campaign with a 6-1 victory over Azerbaijan’s Ruslan Nurullayev in the round of 32.

He then beat Iran’s Ahoura Boveiri Biani 5-1 in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals.

His toughest test came against Norway’s Ludwig Hermann, the world number one, but Hussein produced a convincing 10-2 win to progress to the last four.

In the semi-final, Hussein defeated Ukraine’s Irfan Mirzoiev 9-0 before completing his run to the title with victory over Levente Levi in the final.

The Egyptian wrestler’s sequence of results saw him overcome opponents from Azerbaijan, Iran, Norway, Ukraine and Hungary on his way to the under-23 world title.