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Greco-Roman Wrestling Rankings Finalized; Women’s Knockouts Underway

The Wrestling Federation of India concluded the Men's Greco-Roman events at the Senior Open Ranking Tournament in Gonda. Gold medalists were crowned across 10 weight classes, including Sanjeev, Sandeep, Vijay, and Nishant. The tournament has now shifted to women’s wrestling, with athletes like Kajal Choudhary and Reena advancing in the 57kg category. WFI President Sanjay Singh commended the athletes and emphasized the tournament’s role in evaluating domestic talent for international competition.

Key Points: Greco-Roman Wrestling Concludes; Women’s Knockouts Begin

  • Men's Greco-Roman events concluded with 10 weight class winners
  • Women's wrestling knockout stages underway in 57kg, 65kg, 76kg
  • Kajal Choudhary, Shivani, Reena, Hansika Lamba advance in 57kg
  • Sanjay Singh praises athletes, highlights international potential
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Sn Open Ranking: Men's Greco-Roman concludes; women's wrestling knockout stage underway

Wrestling Federation of India concludes Men’s Greco-Roman events at Senior Open Ranking Tournament; women’s wrestling knockout stages advance in Gonda.

"This tournament serves as a crucial platform to evaluate our domestic talent - Sanjay Singh"

Gonda, May 12

The Wrestling Federation of India on Tuesday concluded the Men's Greco-Roman events at the Senior Open Ranking Tournament 2026, held at Nandininagar Mahavidyalaya, Gonda, on Tuesday.

Following the confirmation of the Greco-Roman medallists, the tournament has transitioned to the women's wrestling category, with athletes advancing through the knockout stages to secure their national rankings.

The Greco-Roman division featured athletes competing across 10 designated weight classes to finalise their domestic standings.

Commenting on the completion of the Greco-Roman events, Sanjay Singh, President, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), said, "I extend my congratulations to all the medalists and participants in the Greco-Roman category. The competition we witnessed over the last few days reflects the hard work these athletes put in year-round. This tournament serves as a crucial platform to evaluate our domestic talent, and I am confident that the champions crowned here will go on to represent Indian wrestling strongly on the international stage."

Simultaneously, the women's wrestling competitions have progressed into the late knockout rounds. In the 57kg category, Kajal Choudhary secured a quarterfinal victory over Muskan and will face Shivani, who advanced by defeating Suhani. On the opposite side of the bracket, Reena defeated Nisha Saini to set up a semifinal bout against Hansika Lamba, who progressed after overcoming Kajal in her respective quarterfinal match.

In the 65kg category pre-quarterfinals, Dishun defeated Ankita Kumar, Janvi overcame Tanu, Sneha secured a victory over Ritu, and Deeksha Sheor defeated Sonam Singh to advance to the quarterfinals. In the 76kg category, the bracket has advanced to the final four, confirming an upcoming semifinal match between Ishita Choudhary and Meghna.

Final Greeco-Roman tournament result:

55kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Sanjeev | Silver - Sushil Kumar | Bronze - Pardeep & Harikesh

60kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Sandeep | Silver - Harsh | Bronze - Himanshu & Sahil

63kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Vijay | Silver - Vinay | Bronze - Sonu & Parveen

67kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Nishant | Silver - Vikas | Bronze - Kuldeep & Mukul

72kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Suraj | Silver - Gaurav | Bronze - Naveen & Vikas

77kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Vikash | Silver - Sunny | Bronze - Ankit & Dheeraj

82kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Manjeet | Silver - Umesh | Bronze - Sachin & Deepak

87kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Tejpal | Silver - Sagar | Bronze - Vikash & Manav

97kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Ashish | Silver - Abhimanu | Bronze - Nikhil & Vishesh

130kg Greco-Roman: Gold - Mehar | Silver - Vipin | Bronze - Parvesh & Piyush

- IANS

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Priya S
Nice to see women's wrestling getting equal billing in this tournament. Kajal Choudhary vs Shivani in 57kg semis should be a cracker. But I'm slightly concerned about the infrastructure - we need more mats, better training facilities, and proper nutrition support for these athletes coming from small towns. Gonda district producing wrestlers is heartening but let's ensure they get proper backing.
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Arun Y
Indian wrestling is in good hands! 🙌 Sanjeev at 55kg, Sandeep at 60kg, Nishant at 67kg - these names will become household soon. The real test though will be how WFI sends them for international exposure. Domestic rankings are fine, but we need foreign training camps and competitions against Russians, Iranians, Kazakhs to truly sharpen them. Good start but much work ahead!
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Neha E
Wait, didn't WFI have some administrative issues recently? I hope this tournament was conducted transparently with all proper affiliations. Good to see women's category getting attention - Dishun vs Janvi in 65kg quarters sounds interesting. But I'll believe the results when I see independent verification. Wrestling needs credibility after all the federation turmoil. 🤔
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Rohit L
Kya baat hai! Tejpal at 87kg taking gold - UP ke ladke ne dikha diya! 🏆 And Mehar at 130kg heavyweight category - that's our future Olympic prospect. But I really hope WFI focuses on grassroots scouting. There must be hundreds of talented wrestlers in villages across Haryana, Punjab, UP, Maharashtra who never get proper coaching. This tournament should expand to include more regional qualifiers.
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