Indian U15 wrestlers clinched 14 medals in the first two days of the Asian U15 Wrestling Championships in Sriracha, Thailand. The women’s team won ten medals, while the men’s Greco-Roman team secured four.
On the first day, Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers won three silver and one bronze medal. Anup Kumar (38 kg), Yash Kamanna (41 kg), and Dhanraj Jamnik (48 kg) bagged silvers, and Pranshit Ahlawat (85 kg) took bronze. Dhanraj narrowly lost the best final of the day against Iran’s Amir Hossein Kazemi (7-8). The Indian Greco-Roman team finished fourth in the team rankings with 137 points, behind Iran (170), Uzbekistan (169), and Kazakhstan (154).
Indian women wrestlers continued their dominance, winning all ten possible medals: four gold, five silver, and one bronze.
Ruveen (62 kg) and Garima (66 kg) won gold by defeating Japanese opponents, while Rohini Devba (33 kg) and Ayushka Gadekar (58 kg) also clinched gold. Vinakshi Fnu (36 kg), Kasturi Kadam (39 kg), Rutuja Gurav (46 kg), Kanishka Fnu (50 kg), and Moni (54 kg) secured silver medals. Megha (42 kg) won bronze.
The Indian women’s team topped the rankings with 215 points, surpassing Japan’s 210 points.
