Nonoka Ozaki and Bilyana Dudova headline loaded 62kg wrestling class at the World Championships

Nonoka OZAKI, Bilyana DUDOVA bring championship pedigree to women's wrestling 62kg, a weight class featuring NINE world medalists. That's the most of any women's weight at the 2026 World Championships.Japan's Ozaki is chasing her third world title after winning golds in 2022 and 2023. With those titles coming at 62kg and then 65kg, but she's back to the Olympic weight, looking to return to the top of the world ranks where her first senior world-title run began.But standing in her way are two former champions with their own plans to reclaim the crown. Bulgaria's Dudova is looking for her first world title since 2021, while China's Zhang is chasing a second gold after winning at 59kg in 2023.Another major storyline? Norway's Grace Bullen, who has already reached a world final and has silver and bronze medals to her name, but is still looking for that breakthrough world title.Then there's Amina Tandelova and Mongolia's Altjin Togtokh, both looking to build on bronze-medal performances at last year's World Championships and turn their next opportunity into a run to the finals. Add world medalists Lili, Mansi and Ilona Prokopevniuk, and this bracket has the experience to produce dangerous matchups from the opening rounds.Early rounds for 62kg kick off Wednesday, October 28th, with the medal matches taking place on Thursday, October 29th, live on UWW+.