Vishwajeet More won bronze medal, defeating Kazakhstan wrestler 5-4

U23 Wrestling World Championship: Vishwajit More won bronze medal, defeating Kazakhstan wrestler 5-4 in a close match. Last Updated: October 23, 2025, 01:33 IST U23 Wrestling World Championship: Greco-Roman wrestler Vishwajit More won Under-23 Won the bronze medal from the W. Kazakhstan 5-4. Vishwajit More won the bronze medal. Novi Sad (Serbia). Indian Greco-Roman wrestler Vishwajit More won the bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Yerasil Mamyrbekov 5-4 in the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship. More won medal in 55 kg category. Earlier, More took full advantage of his opportunity in the replay by winning the match against Georgy Kochalidze of Georgia by technical superiority (9-1). However, three Indian women wrestlers had to face defeat in their respective preliminaries. Hanni Kumari (50 kg) lost by knockout to Sviatlana Katenka, who competed under the UWW banner. When Katenka got the pin against the Indian wrestler, the score was 4-6. Deeksha Malik (72 kg) could not advance beyond the qualification round and lost 3-9 against China’s Yuqi Liu. After this, Liu also had to face defeat, which closed the way for this Indian wrestler to stay in the competition. Priya Malik (76 kg) also had to face defeat in the qualification. America’s Kylie Renee Welker earned her a crushing defeat by technical superiority (10-0). The American wrestler has reached the semi-finals and if she wins the next match, the way for a comeback will open for Priya. However, Kunal was eliminated in the 60 kg category after losing 2-4 to Israel’s Melkamu Feten in the quarterfinals. He started his campaign with an impressive victory over Serbia’s Roland Varga by technical superiority (8-0). Prince lost his qualifier in 82kg against Samandar Bobonazarov of Uzbekistan. About the Author Kamlesh RaiChief Sub Editor Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022…read more Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022… read more Location: New Delhi, Delhi First published: 23 October 2025, 01:33 IST home sports Vishwajeet More won bronze medal, defeating Kazakhstan wrestler 5-4