World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023: Indian medal winners - full list
Indian wrestlers finished with 14 medals, including four golds, at the junior world championships in Amman, Jordan. Know all medal winners.
Wrestling
Indian wrestlers finished their campaign at the World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023 with with 14 medals - four gold, three silver and seven bronze. The event was held in Amman, Jordan, from August 14 to 20.
The week-long event at the Amman International Stadium saw bouts in men’s and women’s freestyle and men’s Greco-Roman categories. A total of 30 Indian wrestlers - one in each medal event - competed in the 46th edition of the junior wrestling championships.
The 19-year-old Antim Panghal, who made history by becoming the first Indian woman to become an U20 wrestling world champion in Sofia, Bulgaria, last year, successfuly defended her women’s 53kg crown in Amman and spearheaded the Indian medal rush. With the win, Antim Panghal became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two U20 world titles.
Mohit Kumar, meanwhile, became the U-20 world champion in the 61kg freestyle category after he bounced back from 0-6 score in the final against the Russian Federation's Eldar Akhmaduninov to win the match 9-8.
Priya Malik became only the second Indian woman to be crowned the U-20 world champion. She defeated Laura Celine Kuehn of Germany 5-0 in the final of the women's 76kg. Savita (women's 62kg) accounted for India's fourth gold at the Amman meet.
India also claimed the women's team title at the World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023 with seven medals, including three gold. The men's freestyle team finished third.
India bagged just one gold, four silvers and 11 bronze medals last year.
World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023: India full squad
Men’s freestyle: Sagar (57kg), Mohit Kumar (61kg), Jaskaran Singh (65kg), Narender (70kg), Jaideep (74kg), Sagar Jaglan (79kg), Mukul Dahiya (86kg), Vinay (92kg), Deepak Chahal (97kg), Rajat Ruhal (125kg)
Women’s freestyle: Priyanshi Prajapat (50kg), Antim Panghal (53kg), Jyoti (55kg), Reena (57kg), Nitika (59kg), Savita (62kg), Antim (65kg), Arju (68kg), Harshita Mor (72kg), Priya Malik (76kg)
Men’s Greco-Roman: Anil Mor (55kg), Sumit Dalal (60kg), Sandeep (63kg), Umesh (67kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg), Deepak Punia (77kg), Rohit Dahiya (82kg), Mohit Khokhar (87kg), Sahil (97kg), Parvesh (130kg)