Uttarakhand's Sania Joshi and Parth Vohra Win Silver for India at WorldSkills 2026
Sania Joshi and Parth Vohra of Uttarakhand won silver medals for India at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai.
Current Summary
According to a September 28 Pioneer Edge report, Sania Joshi and Parth Vohra of Uttarakhand won silver medals for India at the 48th WorldSkills Competition 2026, held in Shanghai, China, from September 22 to 27. Joshi won silver in the Retail Sales skill category and Vohra in Industrial Design Technology. India delivered its best-ever WorldSkills performance, winning six silver medals and 20 Medallions for Excellence and finishing 10th globally among roughly 1,400 participants competing across 64 skill trades. State officials said the two Uttarakhand winners came up through the state-level IndiaSkills 2025-26 selection process, run with support from the Skill Development and Employment Department and the Uttarakhand Skill Development Committee (UKSDS), which gave the state's youth opportunities to compete at state, regional and national IndiaSkills events.
What We Know
- Sania Joshi won a silver medal in the Retail Sales skill category.
- Parth Vohra won a silver medal in Industrial Design Technology.
- The competition was held in Shanghai, China, from September 22 to 27 with about 1,400 participants from across the world.
- India won six silver medals and 20 Medallions for Excellence overall, finishing 10th globally.
- Both winners progressed through the state-level IndiaSkills 2025-26 selection process supported by Uttarakhand's Skill Development and Employment Department and UKSDS.
What Is Still Unclear
- The specific home districts or towns of Sania Joshi and Parth Vohra were not disclosed in the report.
- Details of their training path or mentors before the competition were not specified.
What Changed
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Background
WorldSkills is an international competition where young professionals from different countries compete across dozens of technical and vocational skill trades to showcase efficiency, innovation and professional excellence.