Vishvajit Ramchandra More holds the distinction of being the only Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to have won two medals at the U23 Worlds
Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More made history at the U23 World Championships. He became the country’s first wrestler to secure a silver medal in the Greco-Roman final in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Competing in the men’s 55kg final, More narrowly missed out gold after Georgia’s Koba Karumidze edged him 13-12 in the closing seconds of the bout. He defeated Iran’s U20 world champion Shamsipour 8-1 to advance to the semifinals. In semi-final, More beat Russia’s Malik Gigiev 6-4 in another closely contested match.
He also holds the distinction of being the only Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to have won two medals at the U23 Worlds.
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