City
Epaper

India finish with five medals at World Kurash Championship

By IANS | Updated: November 29, 2022 22:35 IST

Pune, Nov 29 India ended the 13th edition of the World Kurash Championships with five medals, one silver ...

Open in App

Pune, Nov 29 India ended the 13th edition of the World Kurash Championships with five medals, one silver and four bronze, here on Tuesday.

Snesha won the lone silver medal for India while Mohit, Kunal, Jyoti and Annu won the four bronze medals in the competition that ended on Tuesday.

Kurash refers to several folk wrestling styles practiced in Central Asia. The English name comes from the term "wrestling" in some Turkic languages.

Kurash was a medal sport at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. India had won a silver through Pincky Balhara while Malaprabha Jadhav bagged a bronze medal.

In the 13th World Championship held in Pune, Uzbekistan topped the medal table with 7 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. The second place was taken by the Iranian national team as they return to their homeland with 6 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals.

South Korean athletes took third place with 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in the competition in which 11 other countries also won medals.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Malaprabha JadhavasiapuneMumbai puneMumbai & pune edition
Open in App

Related Stories

PunePCMC Elections 2026: BJP Secures First Win in Pimpri-Chinchwad Before Polls As Ravi Landge Elected Unopposed

PunePune: Massive Fire Erupts at Firecracker Shop in Pimpri-Chinchwad, No Casualties Reported

PunePune Accident: 28 Injured As Pickup Carrying Devotees to Koregaon Bhima Overturns on Alandi–Markal Road

PunePune Shocker: Wife Pours Boiling Tea on Husband’s Face After Allegedly Being Ignored During Fight

PunePune Horror: Young Man Abducted and Beaten to Death with Iron Rod in Fursungi

Other Sports Realted Stories

Other Sports"Commendable and inspiring": Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates MLA Suresh Kumar for cycling 702kms to Kanniyakumari

Other SportsFootball transfer watch: Villa restart pursuit of Newcastle's struggling William Osule

Other SportsNorwich City overcome Queens Park Rangers, start 2026 with victory in Championship

Other SportsUnited Cup: Spain meet Argentina; Greece face Japan on opening day in Perth

Other SportsWomen's HIL 2025-26: Shrachi Bengal Tigers beat SG Pipers 3-3 (4-3 SO) in thrilling clash