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A 30-member Indian squad, including 10 women, will compete in the U23 World Wrestling Championships to be hosted in Spain's eastern coastal city of Pontevedra from October 17 to 23.
Haryana's Antim Panghal, who wrote history by becoming the U20 World Champion in Sofia, Bulgaria,, is one of the best Indian bet in the 53 kg category in the U23 World Championships.
Panghal from Hisar became the first-ever Indian woman wrestler to win gold at the U20 World Wrestling Championships.
U23 Asian champion Reetika Hooda of India will figure in the 72 kg category. U20 European champion Iryna Zablotska of Ukraine will challenge teenage star Amit Elor of USA, She won the gold medal in Belgrade. She is aspiring to win her third world title of the year as she won the U20 Worlds as well.
Indian squad:
MEN: FREESTYLE: Aman Sehrawat (57 kg), Akash Dahiya (61 kg), Anuj Kumar (65 kg), Parvinder Nain (70 kg), Sagar Jaglan (74 kg), Chandermohan (79 kg), Jony Kumar (86 kg), Parveen Kumar (92 kg), Sahil Ahalawat (97 kg), Anirudh Kumar (125 kg).
GRECO-ROMAN: Lalit (55 kg), Sumit Dalal (60 kg), Vinay (63 kg), Ashu (67 kg), Vikas (72 kg), Sajan Bhawanwala (77 kg), Rohit Dahiya (82 kg), Sunil Kumar (87 kg), Nitesh (97 kg), Parvesh (130 kg).
WOMEN FREESTYLE: Ankush Panghal (50 kg), Antim Panghal (53 kg), Aarti (55 kg), Sito (57 kg), Mansi Ahlawat (59 kg), Shafali (62 kg), Bhateri (65 kg), Arju (68 kg), Reetika Hooda (72 kg) and Priyanka (76 kg).
