U-23 World Wrestling Championships: Nishu, Pulkit and Srishti reach semifinals

Putting up a strong show at the U-23 World Championships, three Indian women wrestlers — Nishu, Pulkit and Srishti —reached the semifinals in their respective categories, here on Thursday.

Nishu (55kg) began in an impressive fashion by beating Japan’s Moe Kiyooka, whom she pinned while leading 6-2. Against Kira Solobchuk, she won 10-1 and marched into the semifinals.

Pulkit (65kg) was as cool as ice in her two technical superiority wins. Hardly showing emotions, Srishti beat Canada’s Maria Sawiak (10-0) and Turkiye’s Beyza Akkus (18-8).

In the 68kg category, Srishti easily tackled Canadian wrestler Angelina Ellis Toddington for a technical superiority win (12-2) and followed that up with a controlled 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Manola Skobelska in the quarters.

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Meanwhile, Neha Sharma, competing in the 57kg weight category, lost at the quarter-finals stage. She lost by technical superiority to Japan’s Akari Fujinama after beating Romania’s Georgiana Lirca (6-0) and Kazakhstan’s Nilufar Raimova (5-0).

Hanny Kumari (50kg), Diksha Malik (72kg) have exited the competition while Priya will fight for bronze in the 76kg weight class.

Published on Oct 23, 2025