World Cadet Wrestling Championship: Priya Malik Wins Gold For India

There's some exciting news for all Indians. In the 73kgs wrestling category, Priya Malik won the gold medal at the World’s Cadet Wrestling Championship in Hungary.

Priya Malik, a wrestler, has just made the country proud on the international level by winning gold at the World Wrestling Championships. The good news of this lady bringing honor to the country comes just one day after Mirabai Chanu won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

#PriyaMalik and #Wrestling is trending on Twitter. Social Media is flooded with congratulatory messages for her upon the gold medal win

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So pleased to find a namesake that the entire nation is extremely proud of! Well done #PriyaMalik Go champ 😀 #WrestleBudapest pic.twitter.com/SpyebiAQmN

— Priya Malik (@PriyaSometimes) July 25, 2021

#WrestleBudapest WW 73kg medal bouts results

🥇PRIYA 🇮🇳 df Kseniya PATAPOVICH 🇧🇾, 5-0

🥉Lillian FREITAS 🇺🇸 df Bukrenaz SERT 🇹🇷, 4-0
🥉Mariia AKULINCHEVA 🇷🇺 df Veronika NYIKOS 🇭🇺, via fall

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) July 22, 2021