Suraj Suraj (IND) vs Faraim Mustafayev (AZE) - Final // U17 World Championships 2022

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As he warmed up for his gold medal bout, Suraj (IND) saw an emotional Ronit Sharma (IND). He ran up to Sharma and consoled him after the latter lost 3-3 in the 48kg Greco-Roman final. It could have been India's first gold at the U17 World Championships in 32 years.

A few moments later, Suraj took it upon himself to create history by winning the 55kg title at the U17 World Championships in Rome. His gold was India's first since Pappu YADAV (IND) won one back in 1990.

Since then, India had five different wrestlers reach the final at a U17 World Championships but none could clear the final hurdle. It took Suraj beating European champion Faraim Mustafayev (AZE), 11-0, to add another historic moment in India's wrestling.

Overall, this was India's only third gold at the U17 Worlds and fourth at all World Championships combined. Apart from Yadav, who also won the 1992 U20 World Championships, Vinod Kumar (IND) won the U17 Worlds gold in 1980.

In Rome, Suraj wrestled like he was not a newbie to the international level. After beating Japan's champion Kohaku Kanazawa (JPN) in the quarterfinal and then Uzbekistan's star Khurshidbek Normukhammadov (UZB) in the semifinal, the 16-year-old decimated Mustafayev with two big four-point throws.

The final began with an aggressive Suraj trying to find an opening against Mustafayev. While he could not get that, the Azerbaijan wrestler was called passive. Suraj failed to get a turn from par terre and led 1-0.

In the second period, he first avoided being passive and then struck a takedown to extend his lead to 3-0. But he still ran the danger of being called passive with more than a minute left. But Suraj, knowing he had to get to a safe zone, used an underhook to throw and collect four points and lead 7-0. Mustafayev tried a flying move but Suraj throw him on the mat with control to win the bout and gold 11-0.

Mustafayev looked a force to reckon with Monday as he won two bouts via technical superiority and one via fall. But he looked a shadow of himself from Monday and failed to get going when it mattered most.

For Suraj, who hails from the wrestling hotbed Haryana, the win meant another opportunity to celebrate by thumping his thigh, a popular celebration in mud-dangals across India.

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