U23, U17 Asian Wrestling Championships: India concludes campaign with 44 medals

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], June 19 : The Indian contingent concluded the U23 and U17 Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with a total of 44 medals -13 gold, 13 silver and 18 bronze.

According to Olympics.com, 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 grapplers participated in men's and women's freestyle and men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the event, with 10 weight divisions in each of these formats per age group. India sent one wrestler for every division.

The U17 championships were conducted from June 10 to 13. It was followed by the U23 meet from June 15 to 18.

India's U17 contingent won eight gold medals. India's U23 contingent, spearheaded by the 19-year-old Sagar Jaglan, the 2021 cadet world champion, got five gold medals.

U23 Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: Indian squad

-Women's freestyle: Neelam (50kg), Tamanna (53kg), Jyoti (55kg), Rajni (57kg), Anjli (59kg), Nitika (62kg), Bhateri (65kg), Radhika (68kg), Jyoti Berwal (72kg), Harshita (76kg)

-Men's freestyle: Shubham (57kg), Mohit Kumar (61kg), Jaskaran Singh (65kg), Abhimanyu (70kg), Sagar Thakran (74kg), Sagar Jaglan (79kg), Sandeep Singh Mann (86kg), Parveen Kumar (92kg), Sahil (97kg), Akash Antil (125kg)

-Greco-Roman: Lalit (55kg), Pravin Patil (60kg), Ankit (63kg), Vinayak Siddheshwar Patila (67kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg), Vikas (77kg), Rohit Dahiya (82kg), Manoj Kumar (87kg), Nitesh (97kg), Parvesh (130kg)

U17 Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: Indian squad

-Women's wrestling: Rachana (40kg), Parveen (43kg), Muskan (46kg), Drishti (49kg), Rajnita (53kg), Neha (57kg), Savita (61kg), Shiksha (65kg), Srishti (69kg), Kajal (73kg)

-Men's freestyle: Dhanraj Bharat Shirke (45kg), Rupesh (48kg), Rohit (51kg), Ankush (55kg), Tushar (60kg), Sourabh (65kg), Narender (71kg), Saurabh Yadav (80kg), Vinay (92kg), Jaspooran Singh (110kg)

-Greco-Roman: Pranjl Kangra (45kg), Siddhanath Kirshnat Patil (48kg), Manu Yadav (51kg), Suraj (55kg), Varun (60kg), Sachin Kumar (65kg), Sohamraj Jagannath More (71kg), Aman (80kg), Ramandeep (92kg), Ronak (110kg)

Medal winners in each age group:

-Under-17 contingent

*Srishti (Gold medal, Women's 69kg), Savita (Gold medal, Women's 61kg), Parveen (Gold medal, Women's 43kg), Rachana (Gold medal, Women's 40kg), Kajal (Gold medal, Women's 73kg), Shiksha (Gold medal, Women's 65kg), Neha (Gold medal, Women's 57kg), Ankush (Gold medal, Freestyle 55kg).

*Suraj (Silver medal, Greco-Roman 55kg), Siddhanath Krishnat Patil (Silver medal, Greco-Roman 48kg), Sachin Kumar (Silver medal, Greco-Roman 65kg), Aman (Silver medal, Greco-Roman 80kg), Muskan (Silver medal, Women's 46kg), Saurabh (Silver medal, Freestyle 80kg), Rupesh (Silver medal, Freestyle 48kg), Rohit (Silver medal, Freestyle 51kg), Dhanraj Shirke (Silver medal, Freestyle 45kg).

*Ronak (Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 110kg), Ranjita (Bronze medal, Women's 53kg), Narender (Bronze medal, Freestyle 71kg), Sourabh (Bronze medal, Freestyle 65kg), Tushar (Bronze medal (Freestyle 60kg), Vinay (Bronze medal, Freestyle 92kg), Jaspooran Singh

(Bronze medal, Freestyle 110kg).

-Under-23 contingent:

*Neelam (Gold medal, Women's 50kg), Anjli (Gold medal, Women's 59kg), Harshita (Gold medal, Women's 76kg), Mohit Kumar (Gold medal, Freestyle 61kg), Sagar Jaglan (Gold medal

Freestyle 79kg).

*Tamanna (Silver medal, Women's 53kg), Radhika (Silver medal, Women's 68kg), Rajni

Silver medal, Women's 57kg), Bhateri (Silver medal, Women's 65kg).

*Pravin Patil (Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 60kg), Vikas (Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 77kg),

Nitesh, Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 97kg), Lalit (Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 55kg), Ankit

(Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 63kg), Manoj Kumar (Bronze medal, Greco-Roman 87kg), Nikita

(Bronze medal, Women's 62kg), Shubham (Bronze medal, Freestyle 57kg), Sahil (Bronze medal

Freestyle 97kg), Abhimanyu (Bronze medal, Freestyle 70kg), Parveen Kumar (Bronze medal, Freestyle 92kg).