PM Modi congratulates men's freestyle, women's wrestling teams for winning U-23 Asia Championships

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Indian men's freestyle and women's wrestling teams for winning the Team Titles at the 2026 U23 Asia Championships in Vietnam, and described their performance as "outstanding".

"An outstanding performance by our wrestlers! Our Men's Freestyle and Women's Wrestling teams won the Team Titles at the 2026 U23 Asian Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam," Modi said in a post on 'X'.

The prime minister said the men's freestyle wrestling team secured nine medals, including 4 gold medals, thus registering India's highest-ever overall medal haul in the U23 Asian Championships history.

He said the women wrestling contingent won 10 medals, including six gold medals, and the Greco-Roman team also recorded its highest-ever overall medal count with eight medals.

"Congratulations to our wrestlers. My best wishes for the endeavours ahead," he said.