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Suraj Vashishth Exits 60kg Quarters as Nitesh Earns Repechage Chance at World Wrestling Championships

Antim Panghal’s 53kg bronze remains India’s lone medal with two days of competition left.

Overview

  • Making his senior Worlds debut, Suraj Vashishth beat Angel Tellez and Victor Ciobanu 3-1 before a 1-4 quarterfinal loss to Serbia’s Georgij Tibilov.
  • Nitesh moved into the repechage in 97kg after a 3-2 win over Filip Smetko and a 0-4 defeat to world No. 1 Mohammadhadi Saravi.
  • Aman Gulia went out in 77kg after losing his repechage 0-10 by technical superiority to Ukraine’s Ihor Bychkov.
  • In 72kg, Ankit Gulia was eliminated following a 0-9 technical superiority loss to Korea’s Yeonghun Noh in the qualification round.
  • India’s medal tally stands at one after Antim Panghal claimed bronze in women’s 53kg at the Zagreb event running through September 21.