Indian women win three gold medals at Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championships
Indian women wrestlers won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals on the second day of the Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championships. The Indian Greco-Roman team also finished third overall, underlining the country's strong performance in the continental competition
Hyderabad: Indian women wrestlers produced a dominant performance, clinching three gold medals as the country bagged an impressive eight medals on the second day of the Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championships here on Sunday.
Samruddhi Satish Patil (33kg), Vinakshi (46kg) and Disha Shokeen (66kg) won gold medals in their respective weight categories to headline a stellar day for the Indian contingent. Besides the three gold medals, India won two silver and three bronze medals to ensure a 100 per cent podium record across all eight medal bouts of the day.
Meanwhile, the Indian Under-15 Greco-Roman team finished third in the overall team standings, securing 150 points following their opening-day performances. Uzbekistan claimed the top spot with 171 points, while Kazakhstan finished second with 167 points.
In the women’s events, Shokeen was clinical in the 66kg final, registering an emphatic 11-0 win by technical superiority over Japan’s Nowa Doike. In the 33kg title clash, Patil defeated Uzbekistan’s Madina Nosirova 8-2, while Vinakshi overcame another Uzbek wrestler, Muslima Hojimamatova, 7-4 to win the 46kg final.
Divya Rani (36kg) and Dnyaneshwari Vrusheshwar Shinde (42kg) settled for silver medals after losing to Japanese opponents in their respective title clashes. Rani lost 2-6 to Sara Kori, while Shinde suffered a narrow 7-9 defeat to Ramu Sugibayashi.
The Indian contingent also won all three bronze-medal playoffs. Nisha Mor (54kg) secured an 8-0 victory by fall over Chinese Taipei’s Lo I Huang, Dipanshi (58kg) defeated Mongolia’s Anudari Bayanmunkh 6-1, and Anjali Santosh Vetal (62kg) outclassed Mongolia’s Khongorzul Lkhagva Ochir 15-2 by technical superiority.
