Indian Women Wrestlers Shine at U17 World Wrestling Championships in Jordan
Indian women wrestlers have made the country proud by winning four gold medals at the ongoing U17 World Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan. The event is being held at the Princess Sumaya Bint al-Hasan Arena and will run until August 25.
Gold Medal Winners
The gold medalists for India are:
- Mansi Lather (women’s freestyle 73 kg)
- Pulkit (women’s freestyle 65 kg)
- Neha Sangwan (women’s freestyle 57 kg)
- Aditi Kumari (women’s freestyle 43 kg)
So far, India has secured a total of six medals, including two bronze medals won by Ronak Dahiya (greco-roman 110 kg) and Sainath Pardhi (greco-roman 51 kg).
Event Details
The World Championships feature competitions in men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s freestyle wrestling, with medals awarded in 10 different weight categories for each discipline. Indian wrestlers are competing in 29 out of 30 medal events.
Previous Achievements
Last year, India won one gold, seven silver, and three bronze medals, totaling 11 medals at the championships.
Congratulations from Haryana Chief Minister
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated Mansi Lather for her gold medal win, expressing his best wishes for her bright future.
जींद के जुलाना क्षेत्र के लजवाना कलां गांव की लाडली बेटी मानसी लाठर ने जॉर्डन के ओमान में चल रही अंडर 17 वर्ल्ड कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप में देश के लिए गोल्ड मेडल जीता है। U17 वर्ल्ड चैंपियन बनने पर बेटी को बधाई एवं उज्जवल भविष्य के लिए शुभकामनाएं 🏆🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/FVd3O8BMDD
— Nayab Saini (@NayabSainiBJP) August 22, 2024
Doubts Revealed
U17 World Wrestling Championships -: This is a big wrestling competition for young athletes who are under 17 years old. Wrestlers from different countries come to compete.
Amman, Jordan -: Amman is the capital city of Jordan, a country in the Middle East. It’s where the wrestling competition took place.
Gold medals -: Gold medals are given to the winners of the competition. They are the top prize and show that the athlete is the best in their category.
Weight categories -: In wrestling, athletes compete in different groups based on their body weight. This makes the competition fairer.
Bronze medals -: Bronze medals are given to the athletes who come in third place in the competition.
Princess Sumaya Bint al-Hasan Arena -: This is the name of the sports venue in Amman, Jordan, where the wrestling matches were held.
Men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s freestyle wrestling -: These are different styles of wrestling. Men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle allow using both arms and legs, while Greco-Roman only allows using the upper body.
