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Chirag Chikkara became only the third Indian to win the gold medal at the U-23 World Championships.
Chirag Chikkara won gold medal at the U-23 World Championships (X)
India’s Chirag Chikkara clinched Gold in the men’s 57kg category at the U23 World Championships, defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Abdymalik Karachov 4-3 in Albania’s Tirana on Sunday.
The 18-year-old became only the second male wrestler to be crowned U-23 World Champion after Aman Sehrawa, who had achieved te feat in 2022. Reetika Hooda is the other, as the first Indian woman to win the gold at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in 2023.
Chirag had earlier defeated Kazakhstan’s Allan Oralbek in the semi-final to book hs palce in the title round. He had defeated Japan’s Gatuko Ozawa 6-1 in the first round and then got the better of Iunus Iavbatirov 12-2 in the quarter-final.
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- Location :
Tirana, Albania
