The 2022 Commonwealth Games Wrestling event culminated yesterday as Indian wrestlers finished their campaign with a flawless total of 12 medals from 12 categories, we take a look at the final results, Indian medal winners, wrestling medal tally, and other details
The 12 Indian wrestlers competed in Birmingham and all received medals. Up to six of them won gold medals, including Olympic medalists Ravi Dahiya, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia. Notably, the wrestling team from India was able to duplicate its success at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast with all 12 of its wrestlers winning medals.
Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 Wrestling Final Day Results Today, India Team Final Gold Medal Winners List And Medal Tally Table
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Pooja Sihag of India won a bronze medal in women's 76kg wrestling event #Keepgoingchamp#Poojasihag pic.twitter.com/wTn3jHu2i2
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Pooja Sihag of India won a bronze medal in women's 76kg wrestling event #Keepgoingchamp#Poojasihag pic.twitter.com/wTn3jHu2i2
— Post Card (@postcard_news) August 7, 2022
Finally won Gold in commonwealth games 2022.🥇
Thank you all for your love and support 🙏🤗#wrestling #commonwealthgames2022 pic.twitter.com/3N5QUdfzPd— Sakshee Malikkh (@SakshiMalik) August 6, 2022
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Another Golden performance by brave Bharat nari
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the Gold Medal in women’s 53 kg freestyle wrestling category #Congratulationsgoldengirl. Thanks for making our flag fly high#VineshPhogat pic.twitter.com/evvSzyNbTe
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2022 Commonwealth Games Wrestling Latest Results, Indian Medal Winners, Upcoming Schedule, Date, Time, And Venue
Ravi Kumar Dahiya of India won the gold medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling on Saturday, exactly one year and two days after he earned the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. On his debut at the Commonwealth Games, Ravi Dahiya overcame Nigeria’s Ebikewenimo Welson to claim the top podium spot and win the gold medal. Welson was about to lose when he rolled out of the ring, but the Indian wrestler quickly added two more points and won via superior technique.
Vinesh Phogat earned the top podium spot in the women’s 53kg competition on Saturday, adding another another gold medal to India’s collection for the Commonwealth Games 2022. Vinesh Phogat, 27, entered Birmingham 2022 as a two-time champion and, after going unbeaten, won her third consecutive CWG gold.
The full results of Wrestling event at 2022 Commonwealth Games can be found here.
2022 Commonwealth Games Wrestling List of Categories
Men’s | Women’s |
57 kg | 50 kg |
65 kg | 53 kg |
74 kg | 57 kg |
86 kg | 62 kg |
97 kg | 68 kg |
125 kg | 76 kg |
2022 Commonwealth Games Wrestling Medal Tally
At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian wrestlers dominated the field and won a total of six gold medals, one silver medal, and five bronze medals to remain their perfect record of winning medals across all weight categories. Except India, Canada and Nigeria were the only countries to win a gold medal in wrestling as both of them managed to bag three gold medals apiece.
Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | India | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
2 | Canada | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | England* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Overall | 12 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
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