Wrestler Mohit Kumar scripts history by winning U20 World Wrestling Championships in Jordan
Aug 17, 2023
Jhajjhar (Haryana) August 17 (ANI): Wrestler Mohit Kumar on August 16 created history after winning the U20 World Wrestling Championships, defeating Russian wrestler Eldar Akhmadudinov 9-8 in a 61-kg freestyle event in Jordan. His mother speaking to ANI said, “We are very happy. The entire country is happy.”With this, he has become the fourth Indian Freestyle Wrestler to win a Junior World Championship. Mohit is the fourth male wrestler from India to earn a gold medal in the U20 World Championships, following Palwinder Cheema (2001), Ramesh Kumar (2001), and Deepak Punia (2019). So far, India has won a total of four medals with one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal in the championship.