At the ongoing Under-17 World Wrestling Championship in Amman, Jordan, Indian women extended their dominance to win its first-ever team title with 185 points. Japan finished second with 146 points and Kazakhstan finished third with 79 points. Kajal became the fifth wrestler from the country to bag a gold. Kajal won her bout with a commanding 9-2 win over Ukraine’s Oleksandra Rybak in the 69kg weight category.
However, Shrutika Patil had to be content with silver after losing to the Japanese wrestler Yuu Katsume in the 46kg weight category. Raj Bala grabbed a bronze in the 40kg category with an 11-5 win over Japan’s Monaka Umekawa, while Muskan outplayed the USA’s Isabella Gonzales by technical superiority in the 53kg bronze play-off to add to India’s tally. Indian women signed off with eight medals, including five gold, one silver, and two bronze.
India’s men’s freestyle wrestlers on the other hand could not replicate the success of their women counterparts, as none of the five grapplers in action yesterday could make it to the semifinals. India now have a total of 10 medals in the championship, with two bronze medals coming in Greco-Roman wrestling.
