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India Clinch Nine Medals as Women’s Squad Tops Budapest Ranking Series

India’s wrestlers wrapped up the final UWW Ranking Series stop with nine medals, sealing crucial ranking points ahead of September’s World Championships in Zagreb.

Overview

  • India’s women’s team scored 130 points to secure the overall title with two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
  • The tournament yielded nine medals across men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman events.
  • Sujeet Kalkal, Antim Panghal and Harshita each claimed gold in their respective freestyle weight classes.
  • Teenagers Priya Malik and Manisha Bhanwala made breakthrough podium finishes with silver in 76kg and bronze in 62kg respectively.
  • Greco-Roman wrestlers Sumit (60kg) and Anil Mor (55kg) added a silver and bronze, boosting India’s seeding prospects for the World Championships.