Indian wrestlers received 4 medals – one gold and three bronze – on the Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon 2023 wrestling meet in Bucharest, Romania. The occasion started on August 18 and concluded on Sunday.

Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar bagged India’s solely gold medal within the 87kg class. The three bronze medals got here by way of Narinder (Greco Roman 97kg), Neeraj (Greco Roman 67kg) and Vikas (Greco Roman 77kg).

The Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon 2023 wrestling meet comprised occasions in males’s freestyle, ladies’s freestyle and Greco Roman classes. India, nonetheless, solely fielded Greco Roman wrestlers in Bucharest.

The Indian entry listing on the Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon 2023 featured six grapplers – Gyanendar (60kg), Neeraj (67kg), Vikas (77kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Narinder Cheema (97kg) and Naveen (130kg).

All six are a part of the Indian wrestling crew for the upcoming Asian Games 2023, scheduled in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, from September 23 to October 8.   

The wrestlers had been already in Romania for a particular 15-day coaching camp for the Asian Games. Participation within the Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon 2023 was a part of the preparatory tour, authorized by the Indian sports activities ministry.

Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon 2023 wrestling: India’s medal winners 

• Sunil Kumar – gold medal in Greco Roman 87kg
• Narinder – bronze medal in Greco Roman 97kg
• Neeraj – bronze medal in Greco Roman 67kg  
• Vikas – bronze medal in Greco Roman 77kg