In Wrestling, India’s Kajal Dochak won a gold medal at the U20 World Championships, while Shruti and Saarika grabbed bronze medals in the women’s event at Samokov in Bulgaria yesterday. Reigning Under-20 Asian champion, 17-year-old Haryana wrestler Kajal battled past China’s Yuqi Liu 8-6 in a stiff 72kg final. Saarika secured bronze in the women’s 53kg category with a technical superiority win over Poland’s Ilona Valchuk.

 

 

Shruti earned bronze in the 50kg category, defeating Germany’s Josephine Wrench 6-0. In the men’s Greco-Roman 60kg category, Suraj clinched bronze by overcoming France’s Lucas Go Grasso. So far, Indian wrestlers have won nine medals – two gold, four silver and three bronze – at the ongoing championships.