In wrestling, India’s Sujeet Kalkal has struck gold at the Under-23 World Championships. Competing in the men’s freestyle 65-kilogram category yesterday, Kalkal dominated Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov with a 10-0 win. The bout lasted just four minutes and 54 seconds before the referee stopped the contest, declaring Kalkal the winner by superiority – a testament to his complete control on the mat. This is Kalkal’s first-ever world title. The young wrestler already had two U-23 Asian titles and one U-20 Asian Championship gold to his name.
Earlier, the Indian women’s wrestling team won 5 bronze medals and 2 silver medals, and also secured the team championship title at the same event.
Sujeet’s medal is the only medal for India in the men’s Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship this year. Two other wrestlers competed for the bronze medal bouts but could not succeed.
