New Delhi, Aug 20 : Indian woman wrestler in 53kg category Antim made history by winning the first gold medal in a Junior World Wrestling Championships, when she achieved the feat in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday following a comprehensive 8-0 victory in the final against Kazakhstan’s Altyn Shagayeva, an under-20 Asian bronze medallist.
In the qualification round, Antim defeated a German wrestler 11-0, while in the quarterfinal scored a victory by ‘fall’ against a Japanese opponent.
In the semifinal she easily defeated a Ukrainian grappler.
Two India grapplers lost their final bouts to settle for silver, while two others won bronze.
With this achievement, the Indian junior women’s team clinched the runners-up Trophy with 160 points.Japan took the top position with 230 points and USA was third with 124 points.
In Greco-Roman, all five Indian wrestlers disappointed.The bouts in the remaining five weight categories will be held later on Saturday.
The medal winners:
53 kg.Antim – Gold; 62kg.Sonam – Silver; 65kg.Priyanka – Silver; 57kg.
Sito – Bronze; 72 kg — Reetika – Bronze.
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