USA Born Reigning World Champion Stevan Micic Makes Strides in Expanding Wrestling in America

The World Wrestling Championship saw the rise of several new faces who won the gold medal for the first time. The tournament at Belgrade also saw a nation take its first-ever gold medal. Interestingly, that nation happened to be Serbia, the host of the tournament. The home crowd of Belgrade erupted with joy as its young wrestling sensation, Stevan Micic won the world championship.

Stevan Micic is a US-born Serbian wrestler who recently triumphed in the 57kg weight class at the World Wrestling Championship. While Micic already gave a big gift to his father’s homeland, he recently gave a gift to his birthplace as well. Micic shared a story with his fans where he could be seen giving young US wrestlers a major boost.

Stevan Micic returns to the US to give wrestling lessons

Stevan Micic recently became Serbia’s national hero after winning the maiden world wrestling championship gold for his homeland. This was the second time Micic was fighting on his home turf of Belgrade. But unlike 2022, he didn’t lose the walk away with a bronze medal this year. Stevan Micic recently uploaded a story for his fans on Instagram giving a sneak peek to a wrestling lesson. 

The story showcased a video where Micic was teaching some wrestling maneuvers and techniques to several young wrestlers. The post carried the caption, “Thanks to the homie and World Champ @stevanandrijamicic and the @chicagogalaxywrestling for putting on a great clinic and helping grow wrestling in North County San Diego.” The world champion demonstrated certain wrestling moves and how to decide the best way to approach an opponent.

Stevan Micic delivered the lessons both visually and verbally along with a volunteer to ensure maximum absorption by the students. The young and aspiring future wrestlers patiently listened to Stevan Micic with undivided attention. The world champion utilized the same lessons to win the gold medal at Belgrade this year. In fact, the star wrestler knew how to best approach his opponents who had bested him last year.

The second time’s the charm at Belgrade

Stevan Micic had to go through a tough campaign at the 2023 World Wrestling Championship in Belgrade. On his way to the top, he came across Zaur Uguev, the reigning Olympic champion who had previously bested him.

However, putting his new resolve and wrestling techniques forward, Micic beat the mighty 2x world champion wrestler. His resolve was tested in the semi-finals once again when he went against another previous opponent, Zelimkhan Abakarov.

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The Serbian overcame Abakarov as well and reached the finals where he beat another world champion to sit on the 57 kg throne. Micic had entered the tournament as a bronze medalist in 2022 but took the gold home when he exited. While he is preparing for the upcoming Olympics in Paris, for the time being, he’ll impart more knowledge to his students and interact with them.

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