Sagar Jaglan claimed a silver medal in FS 79kg category, while India so far have won 7 medals including two golds. Priya Malik won the gold in the 76 kg category and Mohit Kumar won the medal 61 kg freestyle category.
The continental-level competition was held from June 10 to June 18 with 60 Indian wrestlers aiming to win medals across different age groups in different weight categories.
The wrestlers will compete at the U23 and U17 Asian Wrestling Championships in 2023 in the men's and women's freestyle and men's Greco-Roman divisions. In each of the three wrestling forms for each age group, there are ten weight divisions.
Competing for the first time at the Khelo India University Games, Sagar defeated Chandra Mohan from Chaudhary Devi Lal University in the 79kg final bout held at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi
Bajrang Punia, India's most successful wrestler at the world championships with one silver and two bronze, began the day with a hard-fought 5-4 win over Cuba's two-time worlds bronze medallist Alejandro Valdes.
The selection trials in Men Free Style, Greco Roman Style and Women Wrestling were held at STC, Lucknow and STC, Sonepat on July 16 and 17, 2022 respectively