India added two more medals at the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2025 in Bulgaria, with Reena and Priya Malik winning silver in their categories yesterday. In the women’s 55kg category, Reena settled for silver after losing 2-10 to Everest Leydecker of the US in the final.
In the 76kg category, Priya Malik also fell short in the title clash, losing by fall to Ukraine’s Nadia Sokolovska. Despite the defeats, both wrestlers produced strong campaigns to secure podium finishes for India.
Meanwhile, Kajal, a 2024 Cadet world champion and reigning U20 Asian champion, stormed into the women’s 72kg final after two dominant wins. She defeated Emili Mihaylova Apostolova of Bulgaria by technical superiority 15-4 and shut out Kaiyrkul Sharshebaeva of Kyrgyzstan 7-0 in the quarter-final.
So far, India’s medal count at the championships now stands at five, including one gold and four silver. In last year’s world championships in Spain, India returned with seven medals, one gold, one silver and five bronze. Jyoti Berwal bagged the solitary gold in the women’s 76kg.
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