Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar became the newest U20 World Champion Wrestler.

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Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar became the newest U20 World Champion Wrestler.

Mohit Kumar wins India’s first gold at U20 World Wrestling Championship in Jordan. He becomes the fourth Indian wrestler to achieve this feat after a thrilling comeback in the final.

With the impressive win, Mohit becomes India's newest U20 World Champion Wrestler.

He became the world champion after defeating Eldar Akhmadudinov 9-8 in a 61-kg freestyle event in Jordan. 

Apart from Mohit Kumar, Sagar Jaglan also claimed a silver medal in FS 79kg category while Deepak Chahal won a bronze medal FS 97kg category on Day second of the event.
 
Mohit is the fourth male wrestler from India to earn a gold medal in the U20 World Championships, following Palwinder Cheema (2001), Ramesh Kumar (2001), and Deepak Punia (2019).