India, Oct. 27 -- India's Kajal Dhochak (76kg) and Neelam Sirohi (50kg) stormed into the final of the wrestling World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, making it the first time two Indian women are in the Worlds title clash. The only other Indian woman wrestler to have reached the World Championships final was Anshu Malik (57kg), who returned with a silver medal from Oslo in 2021.

Kajal, 18, pulled off a stunning 10-7 comeback win over Kyrgyzstan's seasoned Aiperi Medet Kyzy to set up a summit clash against Ukraine's Anastasiya Alpyeyeva. Having survived a pin attempt early in the bout but trailing 1-7 at the end of the first period, Kajal launched a spirited counter-attack in the second half to complete a remarkable win. ...