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Indian Hills men’s wrestling won seven of 10 bouts and defeated North Iowa Area Community College 30-9 in Mason City on November 11, moving to 2-0 in ICCAC dual action and extending its consecutive dual winning streak to 25.
Manisha Bhanwala became the first Indian woman to win a senior World Wrestling Championships gold, rallying from 0-6 down to beat Abigail Nette 8-6 in the 59kg final in Astana on October 30.
India’s Manisha Bhanwala reached the women’s 59kg final at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, defeating Kazakhstan’s Altyn Shagayeva 10-0 in the semifinal on October 29.
Neelam Sirohi and 18-year-old Kajal Dhochak each claimed silver at the 2026 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, giving India two women’s finalists at the same edition for the first time.
Stephanie Vaquer was pulled from her planned WWE Raw match against Becky Lynch after being ruled not medically cleared. Reports say her absence may be illness-related and could continue indefinitely, but WWE has not announced a return timeline.
Asian Games champion Sujeet Kalkal enters the men’s 65kg freestyle event at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana on a reported 19-match UWW winning streak, with reigning world champion Rahman Amouzad among his main rivals.
Lalit rallied from 0-7 down to beat Türkiye’s Omer Halis Recep 9-7 in the 55kg Greco-Roman round of 16 at the World Wrestling Championships. He later lost to Iran’s Payam Farzad Ahmadi but remained in medal contention through repechage, while three other Indian wrestlers bowed out.
Max Caster says he will step away from professional wrestling for an extended period and seek therapy after TNA ended its association with him following a controversial entrance rap referencing attacks in Riyadh.
India’s Chandermohan opened his 79kg campaign at the 2026 U23 World Wrestling Championships with an 11-0 technical-fall win over American Joseph Sealey in Las Vegas on October 17. The result sent the Indian wrestler through the qualification bout and left Sealey awaiting a possible repechage route.
India’s Amruta advanced to the final at the U23 World Wrestling Championships, while Komal claimed a bronze medal, according to an NDTV report. The results added two podium-level achievements to India’s campaign at the under-23 global event.
Vishvajit Ramchandra More created history at the 2026 Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, winning silver in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category. The Indian wrestler narrowly lost the final 12–13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze, becoming India’s first Greco-Roman finalist at the U23 Worl
