India Bags 20 Medals At U-20 Asian Wrestling Championships

Published 6 July 2026 · sports

India Bags 20 Medals At U-20 Asian Wrestling Championships Curated By, Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 18:01 IST Indian wrestlers won 20 medals, including 4

India Bags 20 Medals At U-20 Asian Wrestling Championships Curated By, Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 18:01 IST Indian wrestlers won 20 medals, including 4 gold, at the U-20 Asian Wrestling Championships. India ranked second in women's and third in men's freestyle Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze, at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here. India secured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions, earning top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle categories. In women’s wrestling, India finished second with 184 points, narrowly missing out on the top spot to China (189 points), while comfortably ahead of third-placed Japan (142 points). The Indian men’s freestyle team finished third overall with 152 points, behind champions Kazakhstan (170) and runners-up Iran (164).

Leading the charge in the women’s division were Parveen (50kg), Muskan (53kg) and Kajal (76kg), who clinched gold medals in their respective weight classes. Parveen dominated Uzbekistan’s Shokhista Shonazarova 13-2, Muskan edged past Japan’s Mai Ogawa 6-5 in a closely fought bout, and Kajal delivered a clinical 5-0 win over Japan’s Mahiru Fujita. Manya Rajput (57kg), Savita (62kg) and Manisha (72kg) settled for silver medals after losing their respective finals to Chinese opponents. In the bronze medal playoffs, Kajal (55kg) registered a fall victory over Uzbekistan’s Sakibjamal Esbosynova, Komal (59kg) blanked Kyrgyzstan’s Akylai Chynybaeva 12-0 via technical superiority, and Mansi Lather (65kg) defeated Korea’s Yeonwoo Song 13-2. In men’s freestyle, Sumit Kumar Laxman Bharaskar won India’s lone gold medal in the 70kg category, prevailing 13-7 in a high-scoring contest against Kazakhstan’s Sungkar Seidakhmet.

Pushp (61kg), Saurabh Yadav (79kg) and Ronak (125kg) claimed silver medals after falling short in their respective finals. The freestyle team also added three bronze medals through Rohit (57kg), Adarsh Yuvraj Patil (74kg) and Lacky (97kg), all of whom secured convincing wins in their playoff bouts. Earlier, in the Greco-Roman division, Akshay Rana bagged a silver medal in the 97kg category after losing 0-8 to Iran’s Amirsam Behnam Mohammadi in the final. Neeraj Patel (55kg), Anuj (67kg) and Dheeraj Kumar Malik (67kg) won their respective playoff bouts on points to secure bronze medals. Prior to the U-20 event, the Indian contingent also delivered a dominant performance at the U-15 Asian Wrestling Championships at the same venue, finishing with 21 medals across three categories. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Aakash Biswas A cricket enthusiast whose dreams of playing for India paved the way for a compelling journey in journalism.