Check out the schedule of the World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022 for August 20.
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The 45th World U20 Wrestling Championships (U20) started in Sofia, Bulgaria and will end on August 21, 2022. Over 600 talented wrestlers will be participating in the world championships. The competition contains three categories namely Men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, and Women’s wrestling.
In the previous edition (2021), Russia, USA, and Iran finished as the best teams, with nine, seven, and six golds. Japan, the team which topped in 2019, didn’t take part in the 2021 edition. It was on account of the travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they will participate in this edition and will hope to extend their dominance at the junior level. Nonoka Ozaki is one of the strongest contenders for them.
After putting a dominant performance on the stage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Wrestling, Indian junior wrestlers will hope to follow in the footsteps of the seniors at the World Junior Wrestling Championships 2022. The country has sent a 31-member contingent to Sofia, Bulgaria. 11 members will compete in the men’s freestyle category. While 10 members from each Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle will be seen in action. India will look to better its previous edition performance when it finished 11th by obtaining 11 medals.
The World Wrestling Championships U20 is the competition for the junior age category wrestlers between 18 to 20. It is annually organized by the United World Wrestling (UWW). The inaugural edition of the event took place in 1969. The tournament occurred twice in the years 1979 and 1980.
The World Junior Wrestling Championship 2022 will be telecast on the United World Wrestling official website (uww.org).
1:30 PM onwards – Qualifying Rounds and Semi-finals of Greco-Roman 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg, and 97kg.
1.30 PM onwards – Repechage and finals of Greco-Roman 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg, and 130kg
Priya won the silver medal in the women’s 76kg after losing to Japan’s Ayano by 3-1. The cadet world champion scored the first point but the Japanese took three points in the second period. Priyanka Prajapat defeated the current U23 Asian champion Munkhgerel Munkhbat to clinch the bronze. Tokyo Olympian Sonam Malik, Antim and Priyanka entered the finals of the women’s 62kg, 53kg, and 65kg respectively. However, it was heartbreak for Manju (55kg) and Bhagyashree (59kg) as they bowed out in the bronze medal matches.
Men’s Freestyle: Abhishek Dhaka, Mohit Kumar, Sujeet, Mulaym Yadav, Sagar Jaglan, Deepak, Jointy Kumar, Akash, Niraj, Mahendra Gaikwad
Women’s Wrestling: Priyanshi Prajapat, Antim, Manju, Sito, Bhagyashree Fand, Sonam Malik, Priyanka, Arju, Reetika, Priya Malik
Greco-Roman: Anup Kumar, Sumit, Umesh, Ankit Gulia, Deepak Punia, Sachin, Rohit Dahiya, Surjeet Singh, Narinder Cheema, Parvesh
