Yianni Diakomihalis claimed gold in the under 63kg event ©UWW

Two American defending champions battled to superb gold medals today as the Cadet Wrestling World Championships was brought to a close in Tblisi with five men's freestyle competitions.

It came on a day on which Eastern European success also continued as Russia, Ukraine and Georgia each claimed a gold medal apiece.

US success came courtesy of John Michael Diakomihalis, who claimed a second successive title after an 8-0 win over Stefan Tonu of Moldova in the under 63 kilograms division.

Jintaro Motoyama of Japan and Inal Dzhopua of Azerbaijan claimed the two bronze medals.

Gable Steveson then made it two out of two for the North American nation with a battling 5-1 win against Adam Khazhi Betterbiev of Russia.

Azerbijan enjoyed another podium position after Askhab Hamzatov shared bronze with Viky Viky of India.

Gable Steveson claimed one of two US gold medals on the final day of competition ©UWW
Gable Steveson claimed one of two US gold medals on the final day of competition ©UWW

Russia's sole win on the final day of competition came in the lightest under 46kg event when Zagir Shakhiev beat another Indian in Swapnil Shelar, 10-0.

Dogan Kara of Turkey and Marcell Kovacs of Hungary shared bronze.

Ukraine's Andrey Dzhekep enjoyed under 54kg success after a much narrower final in which he edged Greece's Georgios Pilidis, 3-2.

Bronze medals were taken by Kazakhstan's Abzal Okenov and India's Ravinder Ravinder.

Georgia's Miriani Maisuradze gave the home fans something to celebrate in the under 76kg final.

He won an emotionally charged, and high quality, final against Kamil Abdulzhamalov of Russia, 11-9.

Travis Jeremiah Wittlake continued a good day for the US by sharing bronze with Ukraine's Andrii Gyka.