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September 7, 2024 5:42 PM

Indian Women Secure Overall 2nd Place at U20 World Wrestling Championships with 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 3 Bronze in Spain

Indian women finished overall second at the U20 World Wrestling Championships, bagging one gold, one silver, and three bronze at Pontevedra in Spain. All medals came in the freestyle category. In 62 Kg category, Nitika grabbed silver after losing to Ukrainian Iryna Bondar 1-4 in the final yesterday. Another medal winner, Neha clinched bronze, beating Gerda Terek of hungry 10-8 in the 57 Kg category. Earlier, Jyoti Berwal headlined the action with a gold medal in the wo...

U20 World Wrestling Championships: Priya Malik wins gold medal in Jordan

Indian wrestler Priya Malik secured a gold medal at the ongoing U20 World Wrestling Championships being held in Jordan on Thursday, becoming the second Indian woman ever to clinch a gold in the competition. Priya won the gold in the 76 kg category, defeating Germany's Laura Kuehn 5-0 in the gold medal bout. Previously, Antim Panghal had won a gold in the previous edition. The achievement of this Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athlete has now given India two golds at the ongoing ch...