India’s Vishvajit Ramchandra More created history at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on Thursday, becoming the country’s first Greco-Roman wrestler to win a silver medal at the competition.
More narrowly missed out on gold after losing 12-13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze in the men’s 55kg final.
The Indian wrestler came close to clinching the title, but Karumidze managed to pull ahead in the closing seconds to secure the win. Despite the heartbreak in the final, More’s silver medal marked a major achievement for Indian Greco-Roman wrestling.
More had already made history by becoming the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to reach the final of the U23 World Championships. He had won bronze medals at the previous editions and added another major achievement to his record with Thursday’s result.