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India's Golden Triumph: Sujeet Wins Wrestling Gold as Women Secure Team Title

India celebrated a remarkable double victory at the U-23 World Wrestling Championship in Serbia. Sujeet delivered a stunning performance to claim gold in the 65kg freestyle category with a perfect 10-0 final victory. Meanwhile, the Indian women's team secured the overall team championship title with their impressive medal haul. This achievement marks India's only men's medal at this year's championship, making Sujeet's gold particularly significant.

Key Points: Sujeet Wins Gold at U-23 World Wrestling Championship 2025

  • Sujeet dominated the final bout with perfect 10-0 technical superiority victory
  • Indian women's team secured overall championship title with multiple medals
  • Tournament journey included impressive wins over Moldovan and Polish wrestlers
  • Gold medal marks India's only men's medal at this year's championship
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U-23 World Wrestling C'ship: Sujeet wins gold medal; women's team secure team title

Sujeet claims India's first gold at U-23 World Wrestling Championship with dominant 10-0 final victory, while women's team secures overall championship title in Serbia.

"Sujeet showed great skill and confidence, defeating the Uzbek wrestler by technical superiority (10-0) - Championship Report"

Novi Sad (Serbia), Oct 28

India's Sujeet (65 kg, Freestyle) won the first gold medal for the country at the 2025 Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Sujeet gave an excellent performance throughout the tournament. He started with a strong win over the Moldova wrestler by 12-2, and in the next round, he defeated the Polish wrestler by technical superiority (11-0).

In the quarterfinal, Sujeet faced a tough bout but won a close fight 4-2 against a UWW wrestler to move into the semifinal. There, he defeated the Japanese wrestler in another close contest by 3-2 to reach the final.

In the final bout, Sujeet showed great skill and confidence, defeating the Uzbek wrestler by technical superiority (10-0) to claim the gold medal for India.

Earlier, the Indian women's wrestling team had already won 5 bronze medals and 2 silver medals, and also secured the team championship title at the same event.

Sujeet's medal is the only medal for India in the men's Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship this year. Two other wrestlers competed for the bronze medal bouts but could not succeed.

Today marked the final day of the Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship 2025.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Finally some good news in sports! Sujeet's technical superiority wins show how much our wrestling training has improved. But why only one medal in men's category? We need to develop more depth in men's wrestling too.
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Sarah B
As someone who follows wrestling closely, I'm impressed by Sujeet's consistency. Beating Japanese and Uzbek wrestlers is no small feat - these are traditional wrestling powerhouses. The future looks bright! ✨
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Arjun K
Bas yaar, this is what we need! More focus on sports other than cricket. Our wrestlers are bringing glory to the nation with limited resources. Government should increase funding for wrestling academies across states.
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Michael C
The women's team performance is outstanding! 5 bronze and 2 silver plus team championship - that's domination. Indian women athletes continue to shine on global stage. Congratulations to all! 🎉
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Kavya N
So happy to see young talent like Sujeet making India proud! His journey from village akhadas to world champion must be inspiring. Hope this encourages more youngsters to take up wrestling seriously. Jai Hind! 🙏

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