Indian wrestler Neelam Sirohi won a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships (Credit: UWW)
\n\nIndian wrestler Neelam Sirohi won a silver medal in the women’s 50kg category at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships. She suffered a loss at the hands of Japan’s Yui Susaki in the final on Wednesday. Neelam was pinned by the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist just before the end of the first period, as Susaki secured her fifth world title. The 26-year-old’s remarkable run made her only the second Indian woman, after Anshu Malik in 2021, to win silver at the senior World Championships. Neelam had stormed into the final with a 7-3 semifinal victory over Kazakhstan’s Zeinep Bayanova. Her achievement also marked a landmark edition for Indian women’s wrestling, with two Indian women reaching the gold-medal bouts for the first time, alongside Kajal Dhochak in the 76kg category.
\n\nWith two silver medals from their individual final matches, Indian wrestlers Kajal Dhochak and Neelam Sirohi wrapped off their historic run at the World Championships on Wednesday. Anastasiya Alpyeyeva of Ukraine faced 18-year-old Kajal in the 76kg title match. After winning two U20 global titles, Kajal made her senior global Championships debut. She fought hard but lost…
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