Vishvajit More clinches India’s first Greco-Roman silver at Under-23 World Wrestling Championships

He came agonisingly close to gold, losing 12–13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze in a nail-biting final.

Vishvajit More created history for India when the wrestler clinched a silver medal in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships. More came agonisingly close to gold, losing 12–13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze in a nail-biting final.

Vishvajit More brings India more glory

Earlier, More had become the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to reach the final.

In women’s wrestling, India put two athletes into the semifinals scheduled for tomorrow, with both Vaishnavi Patil (65 kg) and Amruta Pujari (72 kg) winning their earlier rounds.

India remains in the hunt for another medal as K. Komal (59 kg) qualified for the bronze medal match. In the 68 kg division, Mansi Lather exited the tournament after a narrow 9–10 loss to Laura Godino in the quarterfinals.