Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including 4 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze, at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
India secured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight categories, earning top-three team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle.
In the women’s competition, India finished second with 184 points, behind champions China, while Japan secured third place with 142 points. In the men’s freestyle event, India finished third with 152 points, behind champions Kazakhstan with 170 points and runners-up Iran with 164 points.
Leading India’s campaign in the women’s division were Parveen in the 50 kg category, Muskan in the 53 kg category and Kajal in the 76 kg category, who won gold medals in their respective weight classes.
In the men’s freestyle competition, Sumit Kumar Laxman Bharaskar won India’s lone gold medal in the 70 kg category, defeating Kazakhstan’s Sungkar Seidakhmet 13-7 in the final.
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