Rome, July 27,2022: India’s Greco Roman wrestler, Suraj, created history at the U17 World Championships by clinching the gold in 55kg weight category.
Suraj defeated European champion Faraim Mustafayev of Azerbaijab by technical superiority (11-0) on Tuesday night, to add historic moment in India’s wrestling. His gold was India’s first since Pappu Yadav won one back in 1990.
Overall, this was India’s only third gold at the U17 Worlds and fourth at all World Championships combined. Apart from Yadav, who also won the 1992 U20 World Championships, Vinod Kumar won the U17 Worlds title in 1980.
