Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar wins Under 20 World Championship in the men's 61 kg freestyle category in Amman, Jordan

Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar wins Under 20 World Championship in the men's 61 kg freestyle category in Amman, Jordan

Daily Current Affairs / Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar wins Under 20 World Championship in the men's 61 kg freestyle category in Amman, Jordan

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Category : Sports Published on: August 18 2023

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In Jordan's Amman, Mohit created history by securing the first position in men's 61 kg freestyle.
On 16 August, Mohit became the fourth Indian freestyle wrestler to win the Junior World Championship by defeating Eldar Akhmadudinov of Russia by nine points in the final.
Earlier in the year 2001 Palwinder Cheema and Ramesh Kumar and in the year 2019 Deepak Punia won the gold medal of this championship.
Jaideep won the bronze medal in the 74 kg weight category by defeating Kyrgyszstan's Zhakshylyk Ruslanovich Baitashov.
Sagar Jaglan won the silver medal in the 89 kg weight category, while Deepak Chahal won the bronze medal in the 97 kg category.
The Indian team has so far won five medals in the competition.
The World Under-20 Wrestling Championship 2023 is being organized from 14 to 20 August in Amman, Jordan.

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