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India won 7 medals at Junior World Wrestling Championship in Trnava, Slovakia
India won 7 medals at Junior World Wrestling Championship in Trnava, Slovakia: Details, Medal Tally, Highlights
Junior World Wrestling Championship was held in Trnava, Slovakia.
Junior World Wrestling Championship was scheduled held from 17th September 2018 to 23rd September 2018.
In Junior World Wrestling Championship, India has won 7 medals viz 4 silver and 3 bronze in the Junior World Wrestling Championship.
Indian medal winners names:
| Sl. No | Medal | Name | Category |
| 1 | Silver | Naveen Sihag | Men’s Free Style 57 kg |
| 2 | Silver | Deepak Punia | Men’s Free Style 86 Kg |
| 3 | Silver | Vijay | Men’s Greco Roman 60 Kg |
| 4 | Silver | Sajan Bhanwal | Men’s Greco Roman 77 Kg |
| 5 | Bronze | Vijay | Men’s Greco Roman 55 Kg |
| 6 | Bronze | Mansi | Women’s Wrestling 57Kg |
| 7 | Bronze | Anshu | Women’s Wrestling 59kg |
Greco Roman grapplers delivered three medals while the women won two bronze.
Background
The Junior World Championship is an annual event that brings together the best wrestlers from each category (Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women’s), aged between 18 and 20 years old. It is a unique opportunity to see the next generation of the best wrestlers in the world in action!
