India wins 20 medals at World Armwrestling Championships 2026
India ranked fourth in the overall medal standings during the first two days of the championships in East Delhi.
India secured 20 medals during the first two days of finals at the 47th World Armwrestling and 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship 2026 in East Delhi, according to Telangana Today. The country ranked fourth in the total medal standings, trailing only Russia, Kazakhstan and Türkiye.
The championships, being held in India for the first time, were inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Union Minister for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Hamirpur MP and former Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur.
India's Masters contingent won four gold, one silver and seven bronze medals on October 29. Jincymol Sebastian won gold on both arms in the Grand Master Women 80 kg category, marking India's only double gold.
Other Masters winners included Yogesh Choudhary, who won gold in the Master Women +80 kg right-arm event and bronze in the left-arm event, and Shoukath VT, who won gold in the Master Men -60 kg right-arm category and bronze in the left-arm event.
In the younger categories, Jimmison Marwein won silver in the Youth Men 65 kg category. Bronze medals were secured by Aabhas Rana, Laithansanga, Ajay Kumar, Vishnupriya P, Aryan Singh, Yumnam Chingkhei Singh and Shane Salish.
The event is being hosted by the People's Armwrestling Federation of India (PAFI) under the World Armwrestling Federation.