Archive · 31 Jul 2026
India Women Wrestlers Secure Two Silvers, Two Bronzes at U17 Worlds
India’s women wrestlers did a great job at the U17 World Championships in Baku.
Sandhya Vishnoi won a silver medal in the 46kg class after losing to Japan’s Kokona Makino.
Akshara got silver in the 53kg class after losing to Marlee J Solomon from the USA.
Avanshika earned a bronze in the 61kg class by beating Kazakhstan’s Aruzhan Bakytnur.
Taniya won bronze in the 69kg class by defeating Poland’s Maja Wejchan.
Earlier, Nikita Sehrawat also won silver in the 57kg class.
All these wins show how good the Indian wrestlers are on the world stage.
India’s women wrestlers earned two silver and two bronze medals at the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku.
Sandhya Vishnoi (46kg) took silver after a 2‑13 loss to Japan’s Kokona Makino.
Akshara (53kg) secured silver following a 0‑11 defeat to Marlee J Solomon of the USA.
Avanshika (61kg) captured bronze with a 5‑1 win over Kazakhstan’s Aruzhan Bakytnur.
Taniya (69kg) earned bronze by beating Poland’s Maja Wejchan 12‑2, while Nikita Sehrawat (57kg) also won silver.
- Who
- Indian women wrestlers
- What
- won two silver and two bronze medals at the U17 World Championships
- When
- Thursday, 2026
- Where
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Why
- strong performance in their weight categories
- Event
- 2026 U17 World Championships
- Location
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Medals
- 2 silver, 2 bronze
- Participants
- Indian women wrestlers
- Weight categories
- 46kg, 53kg, 61kg, 69kg, 57kg