Vishvajit More Makes Wrestling History With India’s First U23 Greco-Roman Silver
What Happened
Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More won a historic silver medal in the men's 55kg Greco-Roman category at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas on 15 October 2026, becoming the first Indian to reach a Greco-Roman final and win silver at the event. He narrowly lost the gold-medal bout 13-12 to Georgia's Koba Karumidze after defeating opponents from Mexico, Iran and Russia en route to the final.
Key Takeaways
More's achievement marks a breakthrough for Indian Greco-Roman wrestling, a discipline in which India has historically lagged behind freestyle wrestling. The silver medal is his third consecutive U23 World Championships medal after bronze finishes in 2024 and 2025.