Debasis Sahoo, the second seed at Boy's U16 Singles beat Jevin Ashok Kanani 6-2, 6-4. Commenting on his win, Debasis added, "It was a really good match today where I won 6-2, 6-4. I really had fun during the match and I really hope to give my best in the next matches."
India is at sixth position in the medal tally of the championships with a total of 15 medals, consisting of six gold, three silver and six bronze medals. China is the table topper with 32 medals, including 17 golds
India suffered a major blow in the U-23 World Wrestling Championships after 21 members of the 30-member squad were denied visas to Spain by the Spanish Embassy.
21 members of the 30-member Wrestling squad of India were denied visa to Spain and as per reports the denial is due to the intentions of the players to leave the territory before the expiry of the visa.
This was the fourth time this year that Jyothi Yarraji has reset India's 100m hurdles national record. After being denied the National Record multiple times due to wind assistance and other factors, the Andhra Pradesh-born runner first took possession of the mark in May 2020, clocking 13.23s