Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Indian Greco-Roman Wrestlers Struggle at U20 World Championships
Some Indian wrestlers in the Greco-Roman style lost their early matches at the U20 World Championships.
Anuj and Naman lost their matches.
Vinit also lost by a large score.
Anil Mor lost too, but might still get a chance for a medal if his opponent does well.
In good news, Kajal will compete for gold, and Shruti, Saarika, Suraj, and Prince will fight for bronze medals later.
Several Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers lost in the qualification rounds at the U20 World Championships.
Anuj lost to Zhaoyan Liu, and Naman was defeated by Andrej Rodin.
Vinit was defeated by Mohamed Shabaam Ibrahim in the 72kg competition.
Anil Mor lost his pre-quarterfinal bout against Turan Dashdamirov, but could still compete for bronze.
Kajal will compete for gold, while Shruti, Saarika, Suraj and Prince will compete for bronze.
- Who
- Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers including Anuj, Naman, Vinit, and Anil Mor
- What
- U20 World Wrestling Championships
- When
- August 22
- Where
- Samokov, Bulgaria
- Why
- To compete in the championships
Performance Overview
Performance Overview
Performance Summary
Performance Overview
Several Indian wrestlers lost in early rounds.
Performance Overview
Kajal will compete for gold, and others for bronze.
- Event
- U20 World Championships
- Location
- Samokov, Bulgaria
- Greco-Roman Wrestlers Eliminated
- Anuj, Naman, Vinit
- Wrestlers in Bronze Medal Matches
- Shruti, Saarika, Suraj, Prince, Anil Mor (potentially)
- Gold Medal Match
- Kajal (72kg)
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