Chirag Chikkara defeated Kyrgyzstan's Abdymalik Karachov in the 57kg final to win the gold medal at the U23 Wrestling World Championships 2024. He has become only the third Indian wrestler to become the U23 world champion, joining the likes of Aman Sehrawat and Reetika Hooda.
Indian wrestlers will present their challenge on the mat in a bid to gain automatic qualification for the Paris Olympics as the World Wrestling Championship gets underway on September 16 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Indian contingent is a good mix of youngsters and a few experienced wrestlers.
Indian women's wrestling team bagged the team title at the Junior Wrestling World Championships in Jordan.
Ravinder's victory was similar to Ravi Dahiya's incredible semifinal win at the Tokyo Olympics when he trailed 2-9 but eventually pinned his rival.
It is the second big medal for Pooja this season, having won a silver the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Celebrated Sushil Kumar is the lone Indian to have won a gold medal at the World Championship, achieving the feat in 2010 in Moscow in the 66kg category.
Bajrang Punia will be India's best bet for a medal in the World Wrestling Championship as a 30-member team seeks a strong performance in the flagship event.
Sushil had suffered an embarrassing first-round exit from the Asian Games and his participation was shrouded in doubt. While Divya has pulled out from the tournament due to an ankle injury.
Budapest: China's Zhang Fengliu won the 72kg women's freestyle at the 2013 Wrestling World Championships Friday in Budapest, while Ukraine's Alina Stadnik-Makhynia won the women's 67kg event, to end the freestyle championships.Zhang beat Olympic champion
Top News
Latest News
