Tag: Asian Wrestling Championships

Sakshi Malik had to settle for a silver at Asian Wrestling Championships. Sakshi lost against Japan's Naomi Rukie in 65kg freestyle final Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik secured a bronze medal each Indian woman wrestler Sakshi Malik had to settle for a silver medal after the Olympic medallist lost her final bout against Japan's Naomi Rukie in 65kg freestyle final at the Asian Wrestling Championships Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik secured a bronze medal each. While Vinesh defeated Thi Ly Kieu of Vietnam 10-0 in the 53kg bronze medal bout, Anshu got the better of Sevara Eshmuratova of Uzbekistan to finish on the podium.

Ashu, Aditya Kundu and Hardeep won a bronze medal each in their respective weight categories as Indian wrestlers bagged five medals in Greco-Roman events of the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday. While Ashu won a bronze in 67kg category, Aditya and Hardeep also bagged the medals of same colour in the 72kg and 97kg respectively on the second day of the competitions.