World Armwrestling Championships 2026: India Finishes Fifth Among 65 Nations

India finished fifth in the 2026 World Armwrestling Championships that was held from 29 October to 6 November in New Delhi. The nation won a total of 59 medals including 9 golds, 19 silvers and 31 bronzes. The event included the 47th World Armwrestling Championship and the 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship. The athletes won medals in all categories ranging from para to sub-junior, junior, youth, masters, grand masters and seniors. It was the first time that India had hosted this championships.

Medal Tally

India won a total of 9 golds, 19 silvers and 31 bronzes.

India ranked fifth in the para section, winning 26 medals.

Top Indian Medalists

Three Indian athletes performed well at the championship.

• Jincymol Sebastian won golds for both right arm and left arm in the category of Grand Master Women 80 kg.
• Yogesh Choudhary won gold for right arm and bronze for left arm.
• Shoukath VT won gold for right arm and bronze for left arm.
• Madhura K N won bronze for Senior Women 70 kg (Right).
• In arm wrestling, separate medals are given for right arm and left arm.

World Armwrestling Championships 2026

The championship took place between 29 October to 6 November 2026 at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel in East Delhi.

Some key information includes,

• 47th World Armwrestling Championship
• 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship
• Host Country: India
• Host City: New Delhi
• Number of Participating Countries: 65
• Number of Participants: Over 1700 athletes, officials and delegates.
• Organizing Federation in India: People’s Armwrestling Federation of India (PAFI).
• Governing Body: World Armwrestling Federation (WAF).
• It was the first time that these world championships were hosted in India. Russia won the overall championship with Kazakhstan coming in second place and Türkiye in third place.