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Indian wrestlers win 11 medals at World u17 championships

India ended their 2023 World Cadet Wrestling Championships, meant for under-17 grapplers, with a total of 11 medals, including a gold, at Istanbul, Turkey. Savita, who entered the event as the defending champion, won the only gold medal for India at Istanbul in the women’s 61kg weight division.

India finished sixth in the men’s freestyle and fourth in men’s Greco-Roman team rankings as well. However, it was the women’s freestyle where India shone best by finishing third, only behind Japan and USA, with 118 points in the team rankings.

Indian medallists U17 World Wrestling C’ships

Name	Medal	Event	Weight
Savita	Gold	Women’s Freestyle	66kg
Rohit	Silver	Men’s Greco-Roman	51kg
Ankush	Silver	Men’s Greco-Roman	55kg
Suraj	Silver	Men’s Freestyle	55kg
Ronak	Silver	Men’s Freestyle	110kg
Rachana	Silver	Women’s Freestyle	40kg
Muskan	Silver	Women’s Freestyle	46kg
Shrishti	Silver	Women’s Freestyle	69kg
Neha	Bronze	Women’s Freestlye	57kg
Manu Yadav	Bronze	Men’s Freestyle	51kg
Sachin Kumar	Bronze	Men’s Freestyle	65kg

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