The 22-year-old was one of India's top medal contenders, scheduled to compete in the men's 57 kg freestyle category, but was disqualified from the competition for exceeding the weight limit by 1.7 kg. The tournament took place from September 13 to September 21 in Croatia. Only one India, Ant
Antim defeated two-time European champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden 9-1 and made herself a part of the Indian wrestling history books, becoming the only Indian after Vinesh Phogat to have multiple World Championships medals, as per Olympics.com.
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.
The Indian Women's Wrestling Team has secured a total of 6 medals--2 Gold, 3 Silver, and 1 Bronze, bringing glory to the nation, according to a release from the Wrestling Federation of India.
"If any federation does good work according to its capacity, the government helps it. Sports should progress in the country, and our players should perform their best at national and international level," Mandaviya said.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) withdrew the Indian team from the upcoming World Wrestling Championship and cited that the Sports Ministry is interfering with the autonomy of the WFI.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday congratulated Aditi Kumari, Neha Sangwan, Pulkit and Manasi Lathar for displaying a stupendous performance at the U17 World Wrestling Championships.
For India, Mansi Lather (women's freestyle 73 kg), Pulkit (women's freestyle 65 kg), Neha Sangwan (women's freestyle 57 kg) and Aditi Kumari (women's freestyle 43 kg) secured gold medals, as per Olympics.com.
Abhimanyu, a U23 World Championships bronze medalist from June had beaten Ukraine's world number seven Ihor Nykyforuk 19-9 with a victory by fall (VFA) and Moldova's Nicolai Grahmez 13-2 (technical superiority) to make it to the quarterfinals.