Aman Sherawat wins 1st ever gold for India in the U23 World Wrestling Championship

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Aman Sherawat wins 1st

16 year old Aman Sehrawat made history as he became the first ever Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships. The U-23 World Wrestling Championships was held in Pontevedra, Spain from 17 -23 October 2022.

Aman Sehrawat defeated Ahmet Duman of Turkey in the final to win the gold medal. 

 The U-23 World Wrestling Championships was held in Pontevedra, Spain from 17 -23 October 2022.

Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya had made the final in their categories in previous editions but could only win the silver medal.

Aman Sehrawat won gold at the U23 Asian championship and silver at the U20 Asian championship earlier this year.

India finished with six medals - one gold, one silver and four bronze at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships 2022.

Medal Winners for India 

Name

Medal 

Category

Sajan Bhanwala

Bronze

Greco Roman 77kg

Vikas

Bronze

Greco Roman 72kg

Nitesh

Bronze

Greco Roman 97kg

Ankush

Silver

Women's 50kg

Mansi Ahlawat

Bronze

Women's 59kg

Aman Sehrawat

Gold

Men's 57kg

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