India are searching for their first-ever female wrestling world champion |courtesy – UWW
\n\nNeelam Sirohi and Kajal Dhochak created history at the 2026 Wrestling World Championships on Tuesday (October 26) for India as both reached the final and will compete for an unprecedented gold on Wednesday (October 27) in the Women's 50 KG and 76KG categories, respectively, in the ongoing event, which is taking place at the Barys Arena in the city of Astana in Kazakhstan.
\n\nComing into the 2026 edition, there was only one Indian women's wrestler who had reached the gold medal bout of a World Championship, which was Anshu Malik, who played in the summit clash in 2021 in the Women's 57 category, where she lost to USA's Helen Maroulis in the final and settled for a silver medal.
\n\nThis also marks the first instance of two Indians reaching the final in the same edition. While there have been five male wrestlers who have played in the gold medal clash, all have been in different editions.
\n\nNeelam defeated Asian Games medallist Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan) 7-3 in the semi-final to reach the final. She faces an uphill battle to clinch a gold medal as she will face four-time…
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