Gold Medal for Indian Wrestler at U-23 World Championships

Chiraj Chikkara is the only third Indian to win the gold medal at the U - 23 World Championships. 

India’s Chiraj Chikkara secured a Gold in the men’s 57kg category at the U23 World Championships, defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Abdymalik Karachov 4-3 in Albania’s Tirana on Sunday. 

The 18-year-old became only the second male wrestler to be crowned U - 23 World Champion after Aman Sehrawa, who had achieved the feat in 2023. Reetika Hooda is the other, as the first Indian woman to win a historic gold medal at U23 World Wrestling Championships in 2023.

Chiraj had earlier defeated Kazakhstan’s Allan Oralbek in the semi-final to book his place in the title round. He had defeated Japan’s Gatuko Ozawa 6-1 in the beginning of 1st round and then got the better of Iunus Iavbatirov 12-2 in the quarter-final.