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India Golden Glory at U23 World Wrestling Championships 2024

Chirag Chikkara won gold in the men's 57kg freestyle category at the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania. India secured 9 medals, including 1 gold, 1 silver, and 7 bronze.

Historic Gold and Overall Medal Tally

Chirag Chikkara won gold in men's 57kg freestyle category
India secured 9 medals total: 1 gold, 1 silver, 7 bronze
Third Indian ever to win gold at U23 World Championships
Competition held in Tirana, Albania (October 21-27)
India finished fourth in team rankings with 82 points, behind Iran, Japan, and Azerbaijan

Chirag's Journey to Gold

Defeated Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan 4-3 in final

Showed dominance throughout tournament:

- Beat Gaukoto Ozawa 6-1 in pre-quarterfinals
- Defeated Iunus Iavbatirov 12-2 in quarterfinals
- Won against Allan Oralbek 8-0 in semifinals
Follows footsteps of Olympic medalist Aman Sehrawat (2022 gold)
Joins elite company with Reetika Hooda (2023 gold)

Other Indian Achievements Women's Category:

Anjli: Silver in 59kg freestyle
Neha Sharma: Bronze in 57kg
Shiksha: Bronze in 65kg
Monika: Bronze in 68kg (second consecutive medal)

Men's Category:

Vicky: Historic bronze in 97kg (first Indian heavyweight medalist)
Sujeet Kalkal: Bronze in 70kg freestyle
Abhishek Dhaka: Bronze in 61kg
Vishvajit More: Bronze in Greco-Roman 55kg

Additional Highlights:

664 wrestlers participated from multiple nations
Competition featured 10 weight categories each in men's and women's freestyle
Improvement from 2023 when Indians competed under UWW flag due to federation sanctions
Vicky's victory over European junior champion Ivan Prymachenko marked significant achievement
Sujeet Kalkal showed remarkable comeback from 0-4 to win 13-4 for bronze

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