India's 59kg woman grappler Anjli clinched a silver medal, while free-style exponent Chirag assured the country of at least a second-place finish when he reached the 55kg final in the in the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania.
Chirag Chikkara created history as he became only the third Indian to be crowned Under-23 World champion.
The lowest ranked team in the World Cup won 4-3 for their first victory in Pool A.
The Poles beat Malaysia while Canada got the better of Japan in classification matches in the men's Olympic hockey qualifier.\n\n
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