On Saturday, Indian men’s freestyle wrestlers confirmed at least 2 medals after the conclusion of Day 6 of the 2024 U23 UWW Wrestling World Championships currently taking place in Tirana, Albania. Abhishek Dhaka (61kg) clinched bronze, while Chirag advanced to the final and will compete for Gold on Sunday.
Abhishek Dhaka triumphed over Mykyta Abramov of Ukraine 3-1 in the bronze medal contest in the 61kg category. Previously, Dhaka had outscored Iukhan Dokturbek uulu of Kyrgyzstan 6-1 and defeated Meiryu Akamine of Japan 4-2 to reach the semifinals. However, he was ultimately defeated by Azerbaijan’s Ruslan Asif Abdullayev, losing by technical superiority 1-11.
Chirag secured a spot in the 57kg final. The 18-year-old surpassed Gakuto Ozawa 6-1 and Iunus Iavbatirov, winning by technical superiority 12-2 to reach the semi-finals. In the semis, he handily defeated Alan Oralbek of Kazakhstan 8-0, confirming a medal for himself. Chirag is set to clash with Kyrgyzstan’s Abdymalik Karachov in the gold medal match on Sunday.
Sujeet Kalkal (70kg) and Vicky (97kg) will compete for bronze medals on Sunday. Both grapplers made it to the semi-finals after winning their earlier matches, but ultimately lost in the semifinals.
U23 Wrestling World Ch’ships: Abhishek Bags Bronze, Chirag to Fight for Gold
