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Dinesh, Deepak strike gold as India finish Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 with 16 medals

Dinesh, Deepak strike gold as India finish Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 with 16 medals

India wrapped up a successful campaign at the Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 wrestling tournament in Mongolia with a total of 16 medals, including eight golds, after Dinesh Dhankhar and Deepak emerged victorious in their respective men’s freestyle categories on the final day. Competing in the men’s 125kg division, Dinesh Dhankhar delivered an impressive run to the title. The 25-year-old defeated Kazakhstan’s Yedige Kassimbek, the reigning U20 world champion, 2-0 in the gold medal bout. His path to the final included a 5-1 victory over World Championships bronze medallist Robert Baran of Poland in the quarter-finals and an 11-0 technical superiority win against Timur Kotaev in the semi-finals. Deepak added another gold for India in the men’s 61kg category with a commanding 6-0 win over Kazakhstan’s Assyl Aitakyn in the final. He had earlier beaten Bair Baianduev 6-0 in the quarter-finals and Adilet Almukhamedov of Kazakhstan 7-1 in the semi-finals. India secure eight gold medals in Mongolia India also collected two bronze medals on the closing day. Sumit finished third in the men’s 57kg division after defeating …

India’s Freestyle Wrestlers add nine medals at U23 Asian Championships in Vietnam

India’s Freestyle Wrestlers add nine medals at U23 Asian Championships in Vietnam

Indian freestyle wrestlers continued their impressive campaign at the U23 Asian Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam, with the contingent securing multiple medals on day four of the competition. Kumar Mohit and Chandermohan emerged as the standout performers by clinching gold medals in their respective weight categories, while India also added silver and bronze medals to strengthen its overall tally. Competing in the 65kg category, Mohit delivered a dominant performance in the final, defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Oskonbai Abdisamatov 12-4 to secure the gold medal. Later, Chandermohan edged past Kazakhstan’s Yerkhan Abil in a closely fought 79kg final, winning 7-6 to hand India another title. In the 61kg division, Deepak settled for silver after a tightly contested 4-4 final against Kazakhstan’s Nurdanat Aitanov. Another Indian wrestler named Deepak claimed bronze in the 74kg category with a commanding 10-0 victory over Turkmenistan’s Vatan Annairazov. India’s medal haul further increased with Kumar Punit taking silver in the 92kg division after losing to Kyrgyzstan’s Ulukbek Soorombekov in the final. Mor Sachin secured bronze in the 86kg category by defeating Boburbek Ruzimboev …