Several notable names from the IIS stable also featured in the competition, including Kajal (+62 kg), Nishu (53 kg), Suraj (60 kg Greco-Roman, U17 World gold medallist), Sumit (60 kg Greco-Roman, U20 World bronze medallist), and Sumit Malik (57 kg freestyle, U20 World bronze medallist).
Chandigarh [India], January 10: Chandigarh University once again stamped its authority on Indian university sports by delivering a historic double triumph at the All-India Inter-University Wrestling Greco-Roman and Freestyle Championship 2025-26, clinching the Overall Championship titles in
Competitions were held in 10 weight categories each in men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, with India entering one athlete per category, except in men's freestyle 125kg. Around 700 wrestlers from across the globe competed in the Serbian city.
The squad was chosen after selection trials. The trials for Greco-Roman and men's freestyle trials were held in Lucknow on Monday while the women's bouts took place in Delhi on Sunday, as per Olympics.com.
Sumit, U-23 Asian Champion, clinched a silver medal in the 60kg Greco-Roman category at the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial 2025 wrestling tournament in Budapest, Hungary.
The Indian Under-15 wrestling teams delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championship held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) from 4th to 7th July 2025, competing across Free Style, Greco-Roman, and Women's Wrestling categories.
The second day of the championship witnessed bouts in the 3 weight categories of freestyle, 3 weight categories of Greco-Roman style and 4 weight categories of women's wrestling, as per a press release from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Nitesh added a second medal to India's account in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 by scripting a bronze medal triumph in the Greco-Roman 97kg weight division in Amman, Jordan.
The SSCB dominated the proceedings on the second day of the Senior National Wrestling Championships 2024 as they pocketed a whopping six gold medals in the men's Greco-Roman divisions at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru
In a marquee matchup of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez made history with his 6-0 gold medal win in the 130kg Greco-Roman final on 6 August, becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to take five gold medals in the same event.