Ulaanbaatar Open 2025 Wrestling: India Secured 2nd Spot with 21 Medals

Current Context: At the Ulaanbaatar Open 2025 Wrestling, held from May 29 to June 1, 2025, India secured 2nd place with 21 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze), while host Mongolia topped with 29 medals (7 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze).

Key Highlights:

• Indian Gold Medalists: Reetika Hooda (Women’s 76kg), Antim Panghal (Women’s 53kg), Neha Sharma (Women’s 57kg), Muskan Nandal (Women’s 59kg), Harshita (Women’s 72kg), and Anil Mor (Men’s 55kg Greco-Roman).
• Notable Performances: Aman Sehrawat (Men’s 57kg) won bronze, Udit Gulia (Men’s 61kg) secured silver, and Deepak Punia (Men’s 92kg) clinched silver.
• Event Overview: The tournament featured 350 wrestlers from 17 countries, competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman categories.
• Prize Money: The United World Wrestling (UWW) allocated 390,000 Swiss Francs (CHF), with gold medalists receiving 1,500 CHF, silver medalists 750 CHF, and bronze medalists 500 CHF.

Question:

Q.1 Who among the following Indian wrestlers won gold in the Women’s 76kg category at the Ulaanbaatar Open 2025?
a) Antim Panghal
b) Harshita
c) Reetika Hooda
d) Neha Sharma

Answer: c) Reetika Hooda clinched the gold medal in the Women’s 76kg category.