The Junior Asian Wrestling Championship was held in New Delhi from July 17-22, 2018.
- Junior Asian Wrestling Championship is conducted by United World Wrestling (UWW) annually.
- 18 countries participated in this championship.
In the Freestyle team :
- 18 teams participated.
- Iran topped the team championships with 189 points .
- India ranked second with 173 points and Uzbekistan ranked third with 128 points.
- India won 8 medals comprising of : 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze.
In the Greco Roman team :
- 15 teams participated.
- Iran topped the rankings with 225 points followed by Kazakhstan (2nd) and Kyrgyzstan (3rd).
- India ranked 4th with 129 points.
- India won 5 medals comprising of: 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze.
In the Women’s Wrestling team:
- 12 teams participated.
- Japan topped the ranking with 213 points followed by China (2nd) with 168 points.
- India ranked 3rd with 135 points.
- India won 5 medals comprising of: 2 Silver and 3 Bronze.
About United World Wrestling (UWW):
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Chairman: Nenad Lalovic.
- Founded: 1912.
- Membership : 176 countries.
The medals won by India are as follows:
Freestyle:
Gold:
| Player | Event |
| Sachin Rathi | 74 kg |
| Deepa Punia | 86 kg |
Silver:
| Player | Event |
| Vishal Kaliraman | 70 kg |
| Naveen | 57 kg junior |
| Sachin Giri | 79 kg |
Bronze:
| Player | Event |
| Karan | 65 kg |
| Suraj Kumar Kokate | 61 kg |
| Mohit | 125 kg |
Greco-Roman :
Gold
| Sajan | 77 kg |
Silver:
| Vijay | 55 kg |
| Aryan Panwar | 130 kg |
Bronze :
| Kumar Sunil | 87 kg |
| Viresh Kundu | 97 kg |
Women’s Wrestling:
Silver:
| Mansi | 57 kg |
| Divya Kakran | 68 kg |
Bronze:
| Swati Sanjay Shinde | 53 kg |
| Reena | 55 kg |
| Karuna | 76 kg |
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