Budapest, July 18 -- Indian wrestler Sujeet Kalkal clinched the gold medal in the 65kg men's freestyle category at the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial 2025 wrestling tournament in Budapest, Hungary.

In the final of the 65kg men's freestyle category, Sujeet delivered a clinical performance to overwhelm four-time European medallist Ali Rahimzade of Azerbaijan 5-1. Sujeet's success on Thursday marked India's first gold medal in wrestling at any of the Ranking Series events this year. Earlier, India grapplers drew blanks in Amman and Mongolia, according to Olympics.com.

In the first period, Sujeet conceded an activity point and then raised the tempo in the second to complete two takedowns. He claimed another activity point en route to a ...