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Vishvajit More Makes History With India's First Greco-Roman Silver At U23 Wrestling Worlds
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:29
Vishvajit More Makes History With India's First Greco-Roman Silver At U23 Wrestling Worlds
- •Vishvajit Ramchandra More won a historic silver medal in the men's 55kg Greco-Roman category at the U23 World Championships.
- •More narrowly lost the gold medal match 13-12 to Georgia's Koba Karumidze in the closing seconds of the bout.
- •He became the first Indian ever to reach a Greco-Roman final and the only Indian to win two medals at the U23 Worlds.
- •His path to the final included victories over Mexico's Isaac Marin Mata, Iran's Armin Shamsipour, and Russia's Malik Gigiev.
- •Wrestling Federation of India chief Sanjay Singh criticized the US Embassy after nine other Indian wrestlers were denied visas for the event.
Key Questions Answered
Vishvajit Ramchandra More made history at the U23 World Championships by becoming India's first-ever Greco-Roman silver medallist, competing in the men's 55kg final.
Georgia's Koba Karumidze edged Vishvajit More 13-12 in the closing seconds of the bout to deny the Indian wrestler the gold medal.
The US Embassy rejected the visas for nine Indian wrestlers on the grounds that they were under-20 and did not hold full-time jobs.
