Vinesh Phogat, a two-time world championships medallist and the reigning Asian Games champion, was expected to compete in the 55kg weight class on Saturday.
This win marks her return to the mat on a commendable note by winning the bronze play-off by 6-2 against the crowd's favourite Hungarian, Viktoria Borsos, who is the U-20 World Championship silver medallist.
Silver medalists were Amarjit Guru (men's 89kg), Harshad Wadekar (men's 96kg), and Harcharan Singh (102kg). To round off India's day in the weightlifting competition, Jagdish Vishwakarma earned bronze in the men's 96kg category at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.
The junior shooting world championships, now in its third edition, will see 90 Indian shooters vie for medals in pistol, rifle and shotgun competitions in the under-21 age category.
Improving their points tally of 59 points from the last edition, the Services Sports Control Board claimed 72 points with 10 medals that included eight gold, one silver and one bronze.
Meanwhile, Sarvesh also bagged a silver medal with a high jump of 2.26m while Santhosh Kumar won bronze in men's 400m hurdles. In the heptathlon, Swapna Barman won a silver medal scoring 5840 points.
The Polish meet, to be held on 16th July, will have a strong field including Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali, the reigning Olympic, World, and Diamond League champion, 2019 Diamond League Champion Ethiopia’s Getnet Wale, and Kenya’s Abraham Kibiwot.
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Devang (54kg) gave the perfect start to team SSCB with a sensational 5-0 win over Uttar Pradesh’s Sundram Yadav. Hemant Sangwan (80+kg) on the other hand got the better of Maharashtra’s Saifali Zari in a unanimous decision win.
Ajith, India's current national champion topped the charts in 73 kg category while Ajay also defended his 81 kg title in men's competition. Harjinder secured second position in the women's 71 kg category.