Manisha Bhanwala first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Senior World Wrestling Championships, scripting history for Indian wrestling. Watch
The 29-year-old wrestler from Haryana created history on Friday, October 30, at Astana, Kazakhstan, winning gold in the women's 59kg freestyle final.
She became the first ever Indian woman wrestler to win a Senior World Wrestling Championships title.
Bhanwala staged a remarkable comeback from a 0-6 deficit to secure an 8-6 victory against USA's Abigail Elizabeth Nette in a closely contested final.
She is now only the second Indian wrestler overall to win a senior world title after Sushil Kumar in 2010. India finished the 2026 World Championships with four medals in women's wrestling.
