GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB— The 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships (U19, U17, U15), kicked off on April 24 from the Design Works Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta. More than 700 wrestlers were scheduled to take to the mats during the event, continuing the strong participation numbers the event has seen in recent years. The opening day saw the U19 Women, U17 Women and U17 Men in action all looking to be crowned national champions.

U19 Women’s Results

In the U19 women’s division it was British Columbia who came away with the most gold medalists, with five. B.C. gold medalists were: Iraabir Sooch, Canadian Mal WC, at 43kg; Melia Sheu, Coast Wrestling RTC, at 46kg; Kai Pare, Coast Wrestling RTC, at 61kg; Khushi Jhalli, Canadian Mal WC, at 69kg; and Jolina Healey, Rhino WC, at 73kg.

Golds were also won by Riley Papalia, Lakeland Legends WA, at 49kg; Brynn Whitrow, Strathcona WC, at 53kg; Myla Blackshaw, Matmen WC, at 57kg; Brooklyn Dieter, Advanced WA, at 65kg; Emily Harris, Lakehead WC, at 80kg; and Kayel LaBelle, Dinos WC, at 90kg.

Coast Wrestling RTC was the top club in the age group, finishing with 58 points. That edged out Canadian Mal who finished with 56.

The Most Outstanding Wrestler went to Matmen’s Myla Blackshaw

U17 Women’s Results

British Columbia also came away with the most gold medalists in the U17 Women’s age group with six out of the contested 11. Gold medals were won by Reet Toor, Miri Piri WC, at 49kg; Jaireet Bahy, Canadian Mal WC, at 53kg; Gurleen Dhillon, Canadian Mal WC, at 57kg; Jasmeet Pannu, Rustom WC, at 65kg; Tamn Mundi, Coast Wrestling RTC, at 69kg; and Ambika Sehrawat, Khalsa Wrestling Club, at 80kg.

Other gold medalists included: Maya Naicker, Alberta Elite Women’s WC, at 43kg; Rylee Wollf, Edmonton WC, at 46kg; Amarchi Ugochukwu, Kanieinkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk / HBS, at 61kg; Asees Bains, Independent WC, at 73kg, and Janelle Nwaiwu, Kanieinkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk / HBS, at 90kg.

The top club in the age group went to Canadian Mal with 27 points. Edmonton WC was second with 19.

The most outstanding wrestler was won by Canadian Mal’s Gurleen Dhillon.

U17 Men’s Results

The Men’s U17 age group saw a diverse group of winners with all gold medalists coming from different clubs. British Columbia had the most gold medalists with four: Lincoln Costello, Takedown Wrestling Academy, at 48kg; Brayden Zuback, Cowichan Valley WC, at 51kg; Samarpartap Singh, Coast Wrestling RTC, at 60kg; and Harshawn Pandher, Guru Gobind Singh WC, at 80kg.

The other gold medalist were: Anderson Foster, Saskatoon Junior Huskies, at 42kg; Jude Brion Garrucho, Olympus WC, at 45kg; Nizami Gurbanzade, Montreal WC, at 55kg; Loîck Rainville, Patriotes; at 65kg; Kemal Pasha Aliyev Quliyev, Lower Canada College, at 71kg; Ali Talab, Schewa WC, at 92kg; Aikam Singh Randhawa, Independent WC, at 110kg; and Manjar Sahota, Matmen WC, at 125kg.

The Club Team Award went to Guru Gobind Singh with 20 points, narrowly beating Coast by one point.

The Most Outstanding Wrestler was won by Loîck Rainville from Patriotes.

The competition rolls on tomorrow with the U19 Men, U15 Men and U15 Women all in action. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. local. Spectators are welcome to attend, and tickets can be purchased at the door. The event will also be streamed on FloWrestling. For complete tournament information, visit the tournament site.  For full results and brackets, visit TrackWrestling.