Indian wrestlers win 11 medals at World u17 championships
Indian wrestlers win 11 medals at World u17 championships: India won 11 medals, including a gold, at the 2023 World Cadet Wrestling Championships for under-17 wrestlers in Istanbul, Turkey. Savita, who entered the event as the defending champion, won the only gold medal for India at Istanbul in the women’s 61kg weight division.
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India finished sixth in the men’s freestyle and fourth in men’s Greco-Roman team rankings as well. However, it was the women’s freestyle where India shone best by finishing third, only behind Japan and USA, with 118 points in the team rankings.
Indian medallists U17 World Wrestling C’ships
| Name | Medal | Event | Weight |
| Savita | Gold | Women’s Freestyle | 66kg |
| Rohit | Silver | Men’s Greco-Roman | 51kg |
| Ankush | Silver | Men’s Greco-Roman | 55kg |
| Suraj | Silver | Men’s Freestyle | 55kg |
| Ronak | Silver | Men’s Freestyle | 110kg |
| Rachana | Silver | Women’s Freestyle | 40kg |
| Muskan | Silver | Women’s Freestyle | 46kg |
| Shrishti | Silver | Women’s Freestyle | 69kg |
| Neha | Bronze | Women’s Freestlye | 57kg |
| Manu Yadav | Bronze | Men’s Freestyle | 51kg |
| Sachin Kumar | Bronze | Men’s Freestyle | 65kg |