6 best Indian wrestlers of all time

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world. In what was seen primarily as a way to stay fit, the sport has evolved tremendously over the years to find itself a place in the Olympic Games. Indian wrestlers have beaten some of the best wrestlers in the world and continue to do so at the highest level of the sport.

#6 Udey Chand

Udey Chand

Udey Chand is the first individual  world championship medal winner from independent India. He created history when he clinched bronze in lightweight (67 Kg) freestyle at the 1961 World Wrestling Championships in Yokohama. 

He also won two silver medals at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games in Freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestling formats. 

He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1961, the first person to get the award.