Indian wrestler Bhuvanesh secured a bronze medal in the men’s 61 kg category at the World U20 Wrestling Championships. He was the only Indian to win a medal on the final day of the tournament. Bhuvanesh managed a nail-biting 6-5 win against Kazakhstan wrestler Nurlanbek in the bronze medal match.
Bhuvanesh wins bronze at World U20 Wrestling Championships
India did not enjoy a good run in the event as Bhuvanesh became only the second men’s freestyle wrestler to win a medal at U20 World Wrestling Championships. The other medal winner is Ankush who won a bronze in men’s 57 kg category. India finished the tournament with one gold, one silver and five bronze medals.
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Jaspooran Singh lost to Hakan Buyukcingil 2-3 in the bronze medal match in men’s 127 kg category. The Indian women’s freestyle wrestlers won five medals in the event and finished on the second place in the team rankings.
Indians who won medals at U20 WWC
| Name | Category | Medal |
| Jyoti Brewal | Women’s Freestyle 76kg | Gold |
| Nitika | Women’s Freestyle 62kg | Silver |
| Neha Sangwan | Women’s Freestyle 57kg | Bronze |
| Komal | Women’s Freestyle 59kg | Bronze |
| Srishti | Women’s Freestyle 68kg | Bronze |
| Ankush | Men’s Freestyle 57kg | Bronze |
| Bhuvanesh | Men’s Freestyle 61kg | Bronze |
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