ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN – Canada’s top result at the 2026 Senior World Championships came from North York, Ontario’s Lachlan McNeil, who finished fifth in the men’s 70kg weight class. The championships, held Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 in Astana, Kazakhstan, saw 13 Canadians take to the mat in women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle.

A member of Team Impact Wrestling Club, McNeil opened the tournament with a 10-0 technical superiority victory over Puerto Rico before suffering a narrow 2-0 loss to the eventual silver medallist from Kyrgyzstan. The loss sent McNeil to the repechage, where he defeated Türkiye 5-3 to earn a spot in the bronze medal match. There, he faced American Zane Retherford, the 2023 World Champion at 70kg, but fell 4-0 to finish fifth overall.

Men’s Results

Anmore, British Columbia’s Peiman Biabani finished 15th at 65kg; Bathurst, New Brunswick’s Koen Poirier was 19th at 92kg; Surrey, British Columbia’s Owen Martin finished 20th at 86kg; Surrey’s Karanveer Mahil was 20th at 125kg; Thornhill, Ontario’s Timothy Levine finished 21st at 57kg; and Winnipeg’s Connor Church was 27th at 79kg.

Women’s Results

Saskatoon’s Katie Dutchak recorded Canada’s top result on the women’s side, finishing seventh at 50kg. Dutchak earned victories by fall over both Sri Lanka and Türkiye before falling to China in the quarterfinals.

Surrey’s Karla Godinez finished 10th at 55kg; St. Catharines, Ontario’s Mia Friesen was 11th at 57kg; Montreal’s Laurence Beauregard finished 11th at 59kg; Windsor, Ontario’s Ella Doornaert was 17th at 68kg; and Ajax, Ontario’s Nyla Burgess finished 19th at 76kg.