Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Sujeet Kalkal Wins 65kg Trial, Faces Worlds Berth Showdown
Sujeet Kalkal won the 65kg freestyle wrestling trial in Lucknow.
He beat Anujj Kumar by eight points to three.
Other wrestlers also won their weight classes in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
These results do not yet decide who will compete at the world championships.
The winners will have another trial against wrestlers chosen for the Asian Games.
That contest will help decide India’s representatives for the Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026.
The championships will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The event is scheduled for October 24 through November 1.
Sujeet Kalkal defeated Anujj Kumar 8-3 to win the 65kg freestyle trial in Lucknow.
Yash, Rahul, Pushpendar Dalal, Vicky and Jaspooran Singh won other freestyle categories.
Sachin, Harsh, Luvpreet Singh, Rohit, Abhimanyu and Joginder topped Greco-Roman divisions.
The winners are set for a final trial against the Asian Games-bound contingent.
The Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026 will take place in Astana from October 24 to November 1.
- Who
- Sujeet Kalkal and other winners from the men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman trials.
- What
- Wrestlers won national selection trials that will lead to a final showdown for 2026 World Championships berths.
- When
- Tuesday; the Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026 are scheduled for October 24 to November 1.
- Where
- The selection trials were held in Lucknow, and the world championships will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Why
- The trials are being used to select wrestlers for the Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026.
- 65kg freestyle winner
- Sujeet Kalkal
- 65kg final score
- Sujeet Kalkal defeated Anujj Kumar 8-3
- Other freestyle winners
- Rahul, Yash, Pushpendar Dalal, Vicky and Jaspooran Singh
- Greco-Roman winners
- Harsh, Sachin, Luvpreet Singh, Rohit, Abhimanyu and Joginder
- Selection process
- Trial winners will face the Asian Games-bound contingent in a final trial
- World championships
- Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026
- World championships venue and dates
- Astana, Kazakhstan, October 24-November 1