Pattava: Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here.
India ensured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions throughout the championship, securing top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle.
In women’s wrestling, India finished second on the podium with 184 points, falling just short of champions China (189 points) while outclassing third-placed Japan (142 points).
The Indian men’s freestyle team finished third overall with 152 points, behind champions Kazakhstan (170) and runners-up Iran (164).
Leading the charge in the women’s division were Parveen (50kg), Muskan (53kg) and Kajal (76kg), who clinched gold medals in their respective weight classes.
Parveen dominated Uzbekistan’s Shokhista Shonazarova 13-2, Muskan edged past Japan’s Mai Ogawa 6-5 in a closely fought bout, and Kajal delivered a clinical 5-0 win over Japan’s Mahiru Fujita.
Manya Rajput (57kg), Savita (62kg) and Manisha (72kg) settled for silver medals after losing their respective finals to Chinese opponents.
In the bronze medal playoffs, Kajal (55kg) registered a fall victory over Uzbekistan’s Sakibjamal Esbosynova, Komal (59kg) blanked Kyrgyzstan’s Akylai Chynybaeva 12-0 via technical superiority, and Mansi Lather (65kg) defeated Korea’s Yeonwoo Song 13-2.
In men’s freestyle, Sumit Kumar Laxman Bharaskar won India’s lone gold medal in the 70kg category, prevailing 13-7 in a high-scoring contest against Kazakhstan’s Sungkar Seidakhmet.
Pushp (61kg), Saurabh Yadav (79kg) and Ronak (125kg) claimed silver medals after falling short in their respective finals.
The freestyle team also added three bronze medals through Rohit (57kg), Adarsh Yuvraj Patil (74kg) and Lacky (97kg), all of whom secured convincing wins in their playoff bouts.
Earlier, in the Greco-Roman division, Akshay Rana bagged a silver medal in the 97kg category after losing 0-8 to Iran’s Amirsam Behnam Mohammadi in the final.
The Indian men’s freestyle team finished third overall with 152 points, behind champions Kazakhstan (170) and runners-up Iran (164).
Leading the charge in the women’s division were Parveen (50kg), Muskan (53kg) and Kajal (76kg), who clinched gold medals in their respective weight classes.
Parveen dominated Uzbekistan’s Shokhista Shonazarova 13-2, Muskan edged past Japan’s Mai Ogawa 6-5 in a closely fought bout, and Kajal delivered a clinical 5-0 win over Japan’s Mahiru Fujita.
Manya Rajput (57kg), Savita (62kg) and Manisha (72kg) settled for silver medals after losing their respective finals to Chinese opponents.
In the bronze medal playoffs, Kajal (55kg) registered a fall victory over Uzbekistan’s Sakibjamal Esbosynova, Komal (59kg) blanked Kyrgyzstan’s Akylai Chynybaeva 12-0 via technical superiority, and Mansi Lather (65kg) defeated Korea’s Yeonwoo Song 13-2.
In men’s freestyle, Sumit Kumar Laxman Bharaskar won India’s lone gold medal in the 70kg category, prevailing 13-7 in a high-scoring contest against Kazakhstan’s Sungkar Seidakhmet.
Pushp (61kg), Saurabh Yadav (79kg) and Ronak (125kg) claimed silver medals after falling short in their respective finals.
The freestyle team also added three bronze medals through Rohit (57kg), Adarsh Yuvraj Patil (74kg) and Lacky (97kg), all of whom secured convincing wins in their playoff bouts.
Earlier, in the Greco-Roman division, Akshay Rana bagged a silver medal in the 97kg category after losing 0-8 to Iran’s Amirsam Behnam Mohammadi in the final.
