♦ Chirag Chikkara won the gold medal at U23 World Wrestling in Tirana, Albania on 28 October 2024. He defeated Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan in the men's freestyle 57kg category in the final. 

♦ He is the second Indian man, after Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, to win gold at the U23 Championships. Sehrawat had achieved the feat in the same category in the 2022 edition.

♦ While Reetika Hooda had become the first Indian woman to bag a gold at the tournament when she won in the 76kg category last year (2023).

♦ Ravi Kumar Dahiya had also won a silver in the U23 World Championships in 2018.