World U20 Wrestling C'ships: Bhuvanesh wins the bronze medal in 61 kg

Indian U20 wrestlers had mixed results on the final day of the World U20 Wrestling Championships, with only one of the five competitors securing a medal in Pontevedra, Spain, on Sunday.

Bhuvanesh was the sole wrestler to medal on the final day, earning a bronze in the men's 61 kg category after a narrow 6-5 victory over Kazakhstan's Nurlanbek in the bronze medal match.

With this, India concluded their campaign at the championships with a total of seven medals: one gold, one silver, and five bronze.

Bhuvanesh was only the second men's freestyle wrestler to medal at this event, following Ankush, who also won a bronze in the men's 57 kg freestyle category.

On the other hand, Jaspooran Singh, who competed in the bronze medal match in the 125 kg category, suffered a narrow 2-3 defeat to Turkish wrestler Hakan Buyukcingil, who secured the win with a final-minute takedown.

Earlier, Indian women's freestyle wrestlers had another strong performance at the event, winning five medals in total and finishing in second place in the overall team standings.

List of medalists for India at the event:

Jyoti Brewal - Women's Freestyle 76kg - Gold

Nitika - Women's Freestyle 62kg - Silver

Neha Sangwan - Women's Freestyle 57kg - Bronze

Komal - Women's Freestyle 59kg - Bronze

Srishti - Women's Freestyle 68kg - Bronze

Ankush - Men's Freestyle 57kg - Bronze

Bhuvanesh - Men's Freestyle 61kg - Bronze