Indian wrestler Kajal Dhochak let out a scream and fell to the mat crying while three-time World Championships medallist Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan lay flat on her back in disbelief.

The scene at the Wrestling World Championships panned out after the 18-year-old Indian debutant mounted a stunning comeback from 1-7 down to defeat world no 2 and one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in the world 10-7, in the semis of 76 kg category.

“Dimaag se bahut mazboot hai Kajal. (She is mentally very strong). She doesn’t get overwhelmed by the occasion or the stature of her opponent,” Kajal’s early coach and paternal uncle Krishan Dhochak told The Indian Express.

With this win, Kajal became only the third Indian woman wrestler to enter the final at the World’s, and first in the heavyweight categories.

Blockbuster bout

The bout between the inexperienced debutant and experienced pro was unlike any heavyweight bout.…