Chirag Chikkara grew to become solely the third Indian to change into Underneath-23 world champion as India capped a wealthy haul of 9 medals, together with a gold and silver every, on the age group event in Tirana, Albania Chikkara, competing within the males’s freestyle 57kg class, eked out a slim 4-3 within the closing seconds of the ultimate win over Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan. He turns into the second Indian man, after Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, to win the gold on the U23 Championships.
Sehrawat had achieved the feat in the identical class within the 2022 version of the meet whereas Reetika Hooda had change into the primary Indian girl to bag a gold on the event when she gained within the 76kg class final yr.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya had additionally gained a silver within the U23 World Championships in 2018.
Chikkara reached the ultimate after a collection of dominant performances, defeating Gaukoto Ozawa 6-1 within the pre-quarterfinals, Iunus Iavbatirov 12-2 within the final eight stage and Allan Oralbek 8-0 within the semifinals.
India’s medal haul within the males’s freestyle class additionally included two bronze medals, putting the nation fourth within the workforce standings with 82 factors, trailing Iran (158), Japan (102), and Azerbaijan (100).
India additionally gained two extra bronze in males’s freestyle taking the nation’s medal depend within the class to 4 that secured the nation a fourth place within the workforce rankings.
Iran topped the workforce rankings with 158 factors adopted by Japan (102), Azerbaijan (100) and INida (82).
Vicky defeated former U20 World Championships silver medalist and European junior champion Ivan Prymachenko of Ukraine with a convincing 7-2 margin to win bronze within the males’s 97kg freestyle occasion. It’s the highest weight class at which India have medalled at this event.
Vicky had defeated Merab Suleimanishvili of Georgia through fall in spherical of 16, Radu Lefter of Moldova 5-0 in quartefinal earlier than shedding to Mahdi Hajiloueian Morafah of Iran in semifinals.
Having narrowly missed a closing berth the opposite day, Sujeet Kalkal bounced again from being 0-4 right down to beat Mustafo Akhmedov of Tajikistan 13-4 and win bronze in males’s 70kg freestyle.
Sujeet had overwhelmed Georgi Antoanov Zhizgov 10-0 in spherical of 32, Tugsjargal Erdenebat 7-4 in pre-quarters, Narek Pohosian 6-1 earlier than shedding to eventual gold medallist Magomed Basihr Khaniev 4-8 within the closing seconds the semifinal.
Abhishek Dhaka had earlier gained a bronze as India completed with 4 medals (one gold and three bronze), bettering their earlier yr’s efficiency the place that they had bagged two bronze within the freestyle class.
The Indian ladies’s wrestling workforce additionally excelled earlier, bringing house one silver and three bronze medals: Anjli claimed silver within the 59kg class, whereas Neha Sharma (57kg), Shiksha (65kg), and Monika (68kg) every secured bronze.
Moreover, Vishvajit Extra earned a bronze within the males’s 55kg Greco-Roman class, rounding off India’s spectacular tally on the championships.
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