Overview
- Reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboria beat Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek 5:0 to make the 57kg final against Paris Olympic medallist Wu-Shih Yi of Chinese Taipei.
- Nikhat Zareen ended a roughly 20–21 month international medal drought with a semifinal win at 51kg and will face Chinese Taipei’s Guo Yi Xuan for gold.
- India’s finalist list also features Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (50kg), Pawan Bartwal (55kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70kg).
- The semifinals were held at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, with the finals scheduled for Thursday.
- Outlet tallies of Indian finalists differ, with some reporting 10 confirmed and others 15, while Neeraj Phogat (65kg), Sumit Kundu (75kg) and Jugnoo (85kg) signed off with bronze after semifinal losses.