A total of 29 Indian wrestlers competed at the U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024 in Amman. Get the full list of Indian medal winners.
The U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024 was held at the Princess Sumaya Bint al-Hasan Arena in Amman, Jordan from August 19-25.
The meet featured competitions in all three wrestling disciplines – men’s freestyle , Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle. Each discipline offered medals in 10 different weight categories, with four medals (one gold, one silver and two bronze) awarded per weight category.
Indian wrestlers took part in in 29 of the 30 medal events – 10 in Greco-Roman, 10 in men’s freestyle and nine in women’s freestyle.
India won 10 medals – five golds, one silver and four bronze – at the U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024.
Eight of the 10 medals were won by women while the other two were bagged by Greco-Roman grapplers. Indian men’s freestyle wrestlers returned empty-handed.
Greco-Roman wrestling competition was conducted from August 19 to 21. The women’s freestyle events was contested from August 21 to 23 while the men’s freestyle ran from August 23 to 25.
Each weight category event began with the qualification rounds, followed by the semi-finals on the first day. Repechage rounds and medal matches took place on the second day. All wrestlers had to pass weigh-ins on both days of their respective weight categories.
At the U17 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul last year, India had bagged one gold, seven silver and three bronze medals.
Here’s a list of all Indian wrestlers who won a medal at the U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024.
U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India’s medal winners
| Indian wrestler | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Aditi Kumari | Women’s freestyle 43kg | Gold |
| Neha Sangwan | Women’s freestyle 57kg | Gold |
| Pulkit | Women’s freestyle 65kg | Gold |
| Kajal | Women’s freestyle 69kg | Gold |
| Mansi Lather | Women’s freestyle 73kg | Gold |
| Shrutika Patil | Women’s freestyle 46kg | Silver |
| Sainath Pardhi | Greco-Roman 51kg | Bronze |
| Ronak Dahiya | Greco-Roman 110kg | Bronze |
| Bala Raj | Women’s freestyle 40kg | Bronze |
| Muskan | Women’s freestyle 53kg | Bronze |
Indian wrestlers at U17 World Wrestling Championships 2024
Men’s freestyle: Shivam (45kg), Harsh (48kg), Kartik (51kg), Jaiveer Singh (55kg), Sitender (60kg), Sagar (65kg), Nishant Ruhil (71kg), Vevik (80kg), Sunny (92kg), Jaspooran Singh (110kg)
Greco-Roman: Kedar Kamble (45kg), Bikash Kacchap (48kg), Sainath Pardhi (51kg), Samarth Mhakave (55kg), Gaurav (60kg), Anuj (65kg), Sachin Kumar (71kg), Nishant Phogat (80kg), Lucky (92kg), Ronak Dahiya (110kg)
Women’s freestyle: Bala Raj (40kg), Aditi Kumari (43kg), Shrutika Patil (46kg), Muskan (53kg), Neha Sangwan (57kg), Rajnita (61kg), Pulkit (65kg), Kajal (69kg), Mansi Lather (73kg)
source/content: olympics.com (headline edited)