India wrestlers won a total of 14 medals(4 golds, 3 silver and 7 bronze) in the World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023 held in Amman, Jordan from 14th to 20th August 2023 .
- India also claimed its first women’s team title at the World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023 with seven medals(3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze).
Highlights:
i.The 19-year-old Antim Panghal from Haryana won the gold in Women’s 53kg event defeating Mariia Yefremova of Ukraine .
- She is the first Indian woman to become an Under-20 (U-20) wrestling world champion in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2022.
- She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two U-20 world championships.
ii.Priya Malik won the gold in women’s 76kg category by defeating Laura Celine Kuehn of Germany.
- She became the second Indian woman to win the U-20 world championship.
iii.Mohit Kumar became the U-20 world champion in the 61kg freestyle category (Men’s) by defeating Eldar Akhmadudinov of Russia
ii.Savita Dalal won the gold in the Women’s 62kg category against Venezuela’s Astrid Paola Montero Chirinos.
- She had also won the under-17 World crown in Istanbul, Turkey in 2023.
v.Indian Men’s team ranked 3rd in Freestyle category, Iran stood 1st.
Note:
India bagged 16 medals(1 gold, 4 silver and 11 bronze) in the previous edition held in 2022.
Indian Medal Winners:
| Wrestler | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Mohit Kumar | Men’s freestyle 61kg | Gold |
| Priya Malik | Women’s 76kg | Gold |
| Antim Panghal | Women’s 53kg | Gold |
| Savita Dalal | Women’s 62kg | Gold |
| Sagar Jaglan | Men’s freestyle 79kg | Silver |
| Antim | Women’s 65kg | Silver |
| Sumit | Men’s Greco Roman 60kg | Silver |
| Jaideep | Men’s freestyle 74kg | Bronze |
| Deepak Chahal | Men’s freestyle 97kg | Bronze |
| Rajat Ruhal | Men’s freestyle 125kg | Bronze |
| Arju | Women’s 68kg | Bronze |
| Reena | Women’s 57kg | Bronze |
| Harshita Mor | Women’s 72kg | Bronze |
| Deepak Punia | Men’s Greco Roman 77kg | Bronze |
About World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023:
i.The 46th edition of the junior wrestling championships witnessed the participation of 30 Indian westlers in the Men’s freestyle, Women’s freestyle and Men’s Greco-Roman.
ii.A Total of 57 countries participated in this competition.
About United World Wrestling (UWW):
President – Nenad Lalović
Headquarters– Lausanne, Switzerland
Established – 1921
