Manisha Bhanwala Wins India's First Women's Wrestling World Title

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Manisha Bhanwala became the 1st Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in the 59 kg category in Astana, Kazakhstan.
She is only India's 2nd senior World Champion in wrestling after Sushil Kumar, who won gold in 2010.
India recorded its best-ever tally of 4 medals at the women's event, including 1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze.
Silver medals were secured by Neelam Sirohi (50 kg) and Kajal Dhochak (76 kg), while Tanu Sharma (72 kg) won bronze.

Wrestler Manisha Bhanwala made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Senior World Wrestling Championships.
She defeated Abigail Elizabeth Nette of the USA with an 8-6 scoreline in the 59 kg category final held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
She is now only the second Indian to win a senior world title in wrestling after Sushil Kumar, who won gold in the 66 kg category in 2010.

The 59 kg category is a non-Olympic weight class, but her achievement remains a significant milestone for Indian sport.
India recorded its best-ever performance in women's wrestling at the World Championships by winning a total of four medals, including one gold, two silver, and one bronze.

In the Olympic weight classes, Neelam Sirohi in 50 kg and Kajal Dhochak in 76 kg secured silver medals for India.
Tanu Sharma won a bronze medal in the 72 kg category.
Before this achievement, Anshu Malik was the only Indian woman wrestler to reach a World Championships final, taking silver in 57 kg in 2021.
Star wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Antim Panghal had previously earned bronze medals at the world event.

The United World Wrestling (UWW), which acts as the international governing body for the sport, organizes this annual tournament.
The Championships host events across three main disciplines, which are men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling.