Las Vegas, Oct. 15 -- Vishvajit More achieved a landmark result for Indian wrestling, becoming the country's first Greco-Roman silver medallist at the U23 World Championships.

Having previously earned two bronze medals at the tournament, More climbed another step on the podium after a closely contested final.

Georgia's Koba Karumidze claimed the title with a 13-12 victory, leaving More just one point short of gold, according to a press release from the U23 World Wrestling Championships.

More began his campaign by defeating Mexico's Isaac Marin Mata 10-8 before overcoming Iranian U20 world champion Armin Shamsipour 8-1 in the quarterfinals. He followed that with a 7-4 win against Russia's Malik Gigiev in the semifinals to secure his mai...