- Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan
- Dates: 27 July – 2 August 2026
- India concluded a highly successful campaign at the U17 World Wrestling Championships 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a total of 13 medals. The Indian contingent also secured third place in the Men’s Freestyle team standings with 123 points.
Men’s Freestyle Results
|
Weight Class |
Athlete |
Medal |
Final / Bronze Match Details |
|
60 kg |
Sitender Malik |
Gold |
Defeated Sergei Karmrian (Russia) 3-1 |
|
48 kg |
Aaryan |
Silver |
Lost to Bakdaulet Agabek (Kazakhstan) |
|
45 kg |
Hanumant Rajendra Jadhav |
Bronze |
Defeated Mahdi Davoud Damercheli (Iran) 7-1 |
|
55 kg |
Prathamesh Suryakanth Patil |
Bronze |
– |
|
92 kg |
Saksham |
Bronze |
Defeated Mohammad Reza Behrang Isazadeh (Iran) 3-2 |
|
110 kg |
Arush Rana |
Bronze |
– |
- Highlight: Sitender Malik successfully defended his 60 kg title. With this gold, he became only the second Indian male freestyle wrestler after Sushil Kumar to win two U17 (Cadet) World titles.
Women’s Wrestling Results
|
Weight Class |
Athlete |
Medal |
|
46 kg |
Sandhya Vishnoi |
Silver |
|
53 kg |
Akshara |
Silver |
|
57 kg |
Nikita Sehrawat |
Silver |
|
49 kg |
Kamna Babal |
Bronze |
|
61 kg |
Avanshika |
Bronze |
|
69 kg |
Taniya |
Bronze |
|
73 kg |
Garima |
Bronze |
Team Standings (Men’s Freestyle)
- Russia – 146 points
- Iran – 145 points
- India – 123 points
- India’s overall performance across Women’s Wrestling and Men’s Freestyle marked one of the strongest showings by the country at the U17 World Championships in recent years.
Source: U17 World Championships