♦ India’s Kajal Dochak won a gold medal in the U-20 World Wrestling Championships held at Samokov in Bulgaria on 22 August 2025.

♦ She defeated China’s Yuqi Liu 8-6 in a stiff 72kg final.  

♦ While Shruti and Saarika grabbed bronze medals in the women’s event.

♦ Saarika secured bronze in the women’s 53kg category with a technical superiority win over Poland’s Ilona Valchuk.

♦ Shruti earned bronze in the 50kg category, defeating Germany’s Josephine Wrench 6-0. 

♦  In the men’s Greco-Roman 60kg category, Suraj clinched bronze by overcoming France’s Lucas Go Grasso.

♦ So far, Indian wrestlers have won nine medals – two gold, four silver and three bronze – at the ongoing championships.