Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Kajal Dhochak Wins Second Straight U20 World Wrestling Title
Kajal Dhochak won a world wrestling title for the second year in a row.
She competed in the 76-kilogram weight class.
In the final, she beat China’s Jingru Sun by 7-0.
Tanu Sharma won a silver medal in the 72-kilogram class.
She lost her final to Japan’s Chisato Yoshida by 3-5.
Savita also won silver after losing to Japan’s Sakura Onishi.
Mansi Lather and Komal still had chances to win medals.
India’s Greco-Roman wrestlers did not win a medal, while men’s freestyle events were scheduled to continue through Sunday.
Kajal Dhochak defeated China’s Jingru Sun 7-0 to win the 76kg U20 world title.
The 18-year-old Indian wrestler secured her second consecutive U20 World title.
Tanu Sharma won silver in the 72kg category after losing 3-5 to Japan’s Chisato Yoshida.
Savita won silver in the 62kg division after a 2-12 technical-superiority defeat by Sakura Onishi.
Mansi Lather remained in the 68kg final, while Komal entered the 59kg repechage.
- Who
- Indian wrestlers Kajal Dhochak, Tanu Sharma, Savita, Mansi Lather and Komal, along with competitors from China, Japan and Spain.
- What
- India won one gold and two silver medals at the U20 Wrestling World Championship, with additional medal opportunities remaining.
- When
- During the U20 Wrestling World Championship; men’s freestyle competition was scheduled to begin later Friday and conclude Sunday.
- Where
- Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Why
- The wrestlers competed in their weight-category events for U20 world championship medals.
- Champion
- Kajal Dhochak won the 76kg U20 world title.
- Final score
- Dhochak defeated China’s Jingru Sun 7-0.
- Consecutive titles
- This was Dhochak’s second consecutive U20 World title; she won the 72kg title last year.
- Tanu Sharma
- Sharma won silver at 72kg after losing 3-5 to Japan’s Chisato Yoshida.
- Savita
- Savita won silver at 62kg after losing 2-12 by technical superiority to Japan’s Sakura Onishi.
- Additional medal chances
- Mansi Lather was in the 68kg final, while Komal was scheduled for the 59kg repechage.
- Senior-level success
- Dhochak won gold at Ranking Series events in Mongolia and Budapest, as well as the U20 Asian Championship in Pattaya.
