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Sujeet Kalkal's Golden Triumph: How India Won 9 Medals at U23 Worlds

Indian wrestlers delivered an outstanding performance at the U23 World Championships, bringing home a total of nine medals. Sujeet Kalkal provided the golden moment with his dominant 10-0 victory in the 65kg freestyle final. The women's team particularly shone, winning the team title with multiple medalists across weight categories. This impressive haul marks another successful chapter in India's growing wrestling dominance at the international level.

Key Points: Sujeet Kalkal Wins Gold as Indian Wrestlers Claim 9 U23 Medals

  • Sujeet Kalkal dominated his final 10-0 against a world medalist
  • Indian women wrestlers won team title with 2 silvers and 5 bronze
  • Vishvajit More secured his second straight U23 bronze medal
  • Nishu defeated reigning world champion Moe Kiyooka en route to bronze
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Sujeet Kalkal wins gold, Indian wrestlers conclude U23 World Championships with 9 medals

Sujeet Kalkal secures gold in 65kg freestyle as Indian wrestlers conclude U23 World Championships with impressive haul of 9 medals including 1 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze.

"Sujeet beat Uzbekistan's Umidjon Jalolov, a senior world championships bronze medallist and former U20 champion, 10-0 via technical superiority - Competition Report"

Novi Sad, October 28

Indian wrestlers finished their U23 World Wrestling Championships 2025 campaign on Monday with a total of nine medals, which included one gold, two silver and six bronze medals.

Competitions were held in 10 weight categories each in men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, with India entering one athlete per category, except in men's freestyle 125kg. Around 700 wrestlers from across the globe competed in the Serbian city.

Sujeet Kalkal won the gold medal in the 65kg men's freestyle category on the final day of competition to end India's campaign on a high. It, however, was India's only podium finish in men's freestyle categories this year, according to Olympics.com.

Sujeet beat Uzbekistan's Umidjon Jalolov, a senior world championships bronze medallist and former U20 champion, 10-0 via technical superiority in the final bout.

This was India's fourth gold medal at the U23 World Wrestling Championships from eight editions.

Aman Sehrawat (men's 57kg) won the first in 2022 while Reetika Hooda, competing under the United World Wrestling flag in 2023, topped the women's 76kg division at the 2023 edition. Chirag Chikkara accounted for the solitary gold in the men's 57kg at last year's championships held in Tirana, Albania.

Indian wrestlers also finished the 2025 edition with a total of nine medals - one gold, one silver and seven bronze.

Earlier, Vishvajit More opened India's medal account at the U23 World Wrestling Championships 2025 after bagging bronze in the Greco-Roman 55kg category, according to Olympics.com.

Interestingly, this was More's second straight bronze medal at the U23 World Championships. Interestingly, he had also registered the first medal for India at the 2024 edition.

Former U20 world champion Priya Malik won the first women's freestyle medal - a bronze - in the 76kg division. Asian U20 champion Neha Sharma also won bronze in the women's 57kg category to add a third U23 World Championships medal to her kitty.

Meanwhile, Nishu's run to the bronze in the women's 55kg included toppling 2024 world champion Moe Kiyooka of Japan in the round of 16.

Sarika (59kg) and Hansika Lamba (53kg) secured silver medals for India in their respective women's freestyle events.

With two silvers and five bronze, the Indian women wrestlers won the team title at the U23 World Wrestling Championships.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Sujeet beating a senior world championship medalist 10-0 is absolutely phenomenal! Technical superiority win against such an experienced opponent shows the quality of our young wrestlers. More power to them! 💪
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James A
Impressive showing by the Indian contingent! The women wrestlers dominating with the team title is particularly noteworthy. Nishu beating the Japanese world champion shows the depth of talent.
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Sarah B
While 9 medals is good, I'm a bit concerned that we only got one gold and men's freestyle had just one podium finish. We need to work on converting bronze/silver to gold medals. Still, proud of our athletes' hard work!
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Vikram M
Vishvajit More getting bronze in consecutive years shows amazing consistency! And the women's team winning the championship title - kudos to all the coaches and support staff behind these achievements. 🏆
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Ananya R
So proud of our women wrestlers! They brought home 7 out of 9 medals and won the team championship. This shows how women are leading India's sporting revolution. More power to Priya Malik, Neha Sharma, and all the others! 👏
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Michael C
Great to see India performing well in

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