Astana, Oct. 22 -- Asian Games champion Sujeet Kalkal will be spearheading the Indian squad for the World Wrestling Championships to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from October 24 to November 1, as per Olympics.com.

The world meet will witness 10 weight categories each in men's and women's freestyle wrestling. Olympic medalist and recently-crowned Asian Games champion Aman Sehrawat and two-time World Championships bronze medalist Antim Panghal will be skipping the competition.

Antim recently captured a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026; on the other hand, Aman is currently managing and recovering from shoulder and ankle injuries.

Olympian Deepak Punia, who also secured an Asian Games bronze, will be missing the competition due to a ...