Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 23,  greeted the Indian contingent which secured a total of 11 medals at the Junior World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Ufa, Russia.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, the Prime Minister wrote: "More power to the talented wrestlers! At the Junior World Wrestling Championships 2021, our Men's and Women's contingent comes back with a total of 11 medals including 4 Silvers. Kudos to the team for the success and best wishes for their future endeavours."

Making full use of the repechage route in men's freestyle, Yash (74kg), Pruthvi Babasehb Patil (92kg) and Anirudh (125kg) bagged bronze medals. Gourav Baliyan (79kg) and Deepak (97kg) too ended with a bronze. Ravinder (men's 61kg freestyle) was the sole silver medalist from the men's side as the team finished their campaign with 6 medals overall. In women's freestyle, Bipasha (76kg), Sanju Devi (62kg) and Bhateri (65kg) clinched silver. Simran (50kg) and Sito (55kg) clinched bronze medals to add to India's tally.

The women's wrestling at the Junior World Championships came to an end for India with 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.

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