Budapest, July 17 -- India's Hansika Lamba clinched the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the Polyak Imre, Varga Janos & Kozma Istvan Memorial 2026 wrestling tournament, also known as the Budapest Ranking Series, in Hungary on Thursday.

The 19-year-old wrestler went down 5-0 to Ukraine's Nataliia Klivchutska, a former junior European champion, in the final to finish on the second step of the podium in the women's freestyle category, according to Olympics.com.

Hansika began her campaign with an 8-4 victory over Turkiye's Tuba Demir in the quarter-finals before overcoming Germany's Anastasia Blayvas 10-7 in the semi-finals after staging a comeback.

The Indian wrestler has enjoyed an impressive season, having also secured bronze m...