At the Asian Under-23 Wrestling Championships, Indian grapplers continued their impressive run, securing one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals in Vietnam’s at Da Nang today.
In the Men’s Greco-Roman category, Sumit Dalal clinched the gold medal in the 63kg division after a dominant 12-2 victory over Uzbekistan’s Ozodbek Khalimboev in the final. In the 55kg category, Neeraj Patel won the bronze medal by defeating Rauan Bekimov of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the bronze medal match. Rohit Bura bagged bronze in 87kg category with a commanding 9-0 win against Kyrgyzstan’s Artykbek Alymbek Uulu.
While in womens freestyle events, Sweety won silver after going down against local favourite Ngoc Linh Do, 7-5 in the 50 kg final. In the 59 kg category, Neha Sangwan also secured silver after losing 9-5 to Laylokhon Sobirova of Uzbekistan in the final. Meanwhile, in the 55 kg category, Ahilya Shinde claimed bronze by defeating Aruuke Kadyrbek Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan 13-2.
