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Sports News | Indian Wins First Gold at 2025 Asian Wrestling Championship
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Amman [Jordan], March 28 (ANI): The day 3 of the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship proved to be a historic day for Indian wrestling, as the Indian Women's Wrestling Team secured a gold and bronze medal each, bringing India's total medal count to five, including a gold, a silver and three bronze medals. The biggest highlight of the day was Manisha (62kg), who clinched India's first Gold Medal of the championship with an outstanding performance. She dominated her way to the final, defeating some of the toughest opponents, Also Read | NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction, 1st ODI 2025: Tips To Pick Best Fantasy Playing XI for New Zealand vs Pakistan Cricket Match in Napier. Qualification Round: Defeated Kazakhstan's Tynys Dubek (11-0) Quarterfinal: Defeated Korea's Hanbit Lee by fall Also Read | New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st ODI 2025 Free Live Streaming Online: How To Watch NZ vs PAK Cricket Match Live Telecast on TV in India?. Semifinal: Defeated 2023 Asian Champion Kalmira Bilimbekova (Kyrgyzstan) 5-1 Final (Gold Medal Bout): In a closely fought contest, Manisha edged past North Korea's Ok J. Kim 8-7 to secure India's first gold medal of the tournament, as per a press release from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Meanwhile, Antim Panghal (53kg), returning to international competition after the 2024 Paris Olympics, secured a Bronze Medal. She began strongly with a win over China's Jin Zhang (2024 World Championship Silver Medalist) 10-6 in the quarterfinals. However, she faced a tough challenge in the semifinals, losing to Japan's Moe Kiyooka (World Champion) 10-0. Antim bounced back in the Bronze Medal bout, securing a dominant 10-0 victory over DPR Korea's Meng Hsuan Hsieh. India's Medal Tally So Far: Gold Medal: Manisha (62 kg)Silver Medal: Reetika (76 kg.)Bronze Medals: Antim (53kg), Muskan (59kg), Mansi Lather (68kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg.), Nitesh (97kg) With the Freestyle Wrestling competition set to begin tomorrow, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) expects more medals and strong performances from the Indian contingent. (ANI) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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