Overview
- Panghal defeated Sweden’s Jonna Malmgren 9-1 in the bronze medal bout to secure India’s first medal of the tournament.
- She lost the semifinal 5-3 to Paris Olympic silver medallist Lucia Yepez after a last‑second 9-8 quarterfinal win over China’s Jin Zhang.
- Her campaign began with a 23‑second technical superiority win over Spain’s Carla Jaume Soler.
- The result continues India’s run of winning at least one medal at the World Championships since 2018.
- Elsewhere for India, Radhika and Jyoti Beriwal exited early, Manisha Bhanwala lost her repechage to Bilyana Dudova 0-9, and Greco‑Roman wrestlers went winless on the day.