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Chirag Chikkara Leads India to Gold at U23 World Wrestling Championships

Chirag Chikkara made history by becoming only the third Indian wrestler to win the Under-23 World Championship, contributing to India’s impressive total of nine medals at the tournament. Competing in the men’s freestyle 57kg category, Chikkara secured a thrilling victory with a narrow 4-3 win over Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan in the final seconds of the match.

India’s Performance at the U23 World Wrestling Championships

Chirag Chikkara’s Historic Win

  • Became only the third Indian to win a gold medal at the Under-23 World Championships.
  • Competed in the men’s freestyle 57kg category, winning a close final match against Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan (4-3).
  • Second Indian male to achieve this title, following Aman Sehrawat’s gold in 2022.

Medal Tally

India secured a total of nine medals at the championships,

  • 1 Gold Medal: Chirag Chikkara (Men’s Freestyle 57kg)
  • 2 Silver Medals
  • 6 Bronze Medals

India placed fourth in the overall team rankings with 82 points, behind Iran (158), Japan (102), and Azerbaijan (100).

Notable Matches

Chikkara’s path to the final

  • Defeated Gaukoto Ozawa (6-1) in pre-quarters.
  • Overcame Iunus Iavbatirov (12-2) in quarterfinals.
  • Dominated Allan Oralbek (8-0) in semifinals.
  • Vicky won a bronze in the men’s 97kg freestyle, defeating Ivan Prymachenko (7-2) in the bronze medal match.
  • Sujeet Kalkal won bronze in the men’s 70kg freestyle, overcoming Mustafo Akhmedov (13-4) after a comeback from being down 0-4.
  • Vishvajit More earned a bronze in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category, rounding off India’s impressive tally at the championships.

Women’s Team Achievements

The Indian women’s wrestling team performed admirably, securing,

  • 1 Silver Medal: Anjli (59kg category).
  • 3 Bronze Medals: Neha Sharma (57kg), Shiksha (65kg), and Monika (68kg).

Earlier History

  • Ravi Kumar Dahiya had also won a silver in the U23 World Championships in 2018.
  • Abhishek Dhaka had earlier won a bronze as India finished with four medals (one gold and three bronze), bettering their previous year’s performance where they had bagged two bronze in the freestyle category.

Summary/Static Details
Why in the news? Chirag Chikkara made history by becoming only the third Indian wrestler to win the Under-23 World Championship
Chirag Chikkara’s Historic Win – – Only the third Indian wrestler to win a gold at the Under-23 World Championships.

– Won in the men’s freestyle 57kg category with a 4-3 victory over Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan.

– Second Indian male to win gold, after Aman Sehrawat (2022).

India’s Medal Tally Total medals: 9

– 1 Gold (Chirag Chikkara)

– 2 Silver

– 6 Bronze

Overall Team Ranking – India placed 4th with 82 points.

– Top three countries: Iran (158), Japan (102), Azerbaijan (100).

Other Medalists (Men’s Category) – Vicky: Bronze in men’s 97kg freestyle (Defeated Ivan Prymachenko 7-2).

– Sujeet Kalkal: Bronze in men’s 70kg freestyle (Defeated Mustafo Akhmedov 13-4).

– Vishvajit More: Bronze in men’s 55kg Greco-Roman.

Women’s Team Achievements – Anjli: Silver in 59kg.

– Neha Sharma: Bronze in 57kg.

– Shiksha: Bronze in 65kg.

– Monika: Bronze in 68kg.

Earlier History – Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Silver in 2018 U23 World Championships.

– Abhishek Dhaka: Bronze in 2018

Shivam

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