Priya grew to become solely the second Indian girl wrestler to change into U20 world champion whereas fast-rising Antim Panghal additionally stormed into the title conflict as unprecedented success adopted India on the junior wrestling World Championships in Amman, Jordan on Thursday. Unperturbed by the minimize suffered above her left eye, Priya simply acquired the higher of Germany’s Laura Celive Kuehn 5-0 within the gold medal bout, which needed to be stopped twice resulting from bleeding suffered by the Indian.
Her lightening quick leg assaults rattled the German who couldn’t make even one point-scoring transfer.
Antim Panghal had final yr change into the primary Indian girl to emerge junior world champion and he or she additionally rejoiced success on Thursday as she is now one win away from defending her title, reaching the 53kg last. Panghal, who hit the headlines for difficult Vinesh Phogat for the Asian Video games trials however misplaced her petition, put up a dominating present to win her three bouts with consummate ease.
For the primary time ever, 4 Indian girl wrestlers reached the gold medal bouts on the junior World Championships as Savita (62kg) and Antim Kundu (65kg) additionally stayed unbeaten on Thursday.
Harshita can be in competition of a bronze in 72kg competitors.
Priya had reached the 76kg last on Wednesday and lived as much as expectations.
Panghal misplaced simply two factors en route the ultimate, annihilating her first spherical opponent from Poland Nikola Monika Wisniewska in mere 68 seconds and adopted that up with technical superiority win over China’s Xuejing Liang.
Within the semifinals, the wrestler from Hisar district of Haryana outplayed Russia’s Polina Lukina, once more profitable by technical superiority and never shedding a single level.
If Panghal can win on Friday, she’s going to change into first girl wrestler to win two world titles.
One other Antim was placing the mat on fireplace within the 65kg competitors. She was Antim Kundu from Titoli village in Rohtak District as she too put up a dominating present to safe a spot within the gold medal bout.
Utilizing her great energy, she overpowered Russia’s Ekaterina Koshkina within the semifinal, profitable 7-5.
Earlier than that, the wrestler coached by Kuldeep Kadian, beat Romania’s Maria Magdalena Pantiru 7-2 and pinned Poland’s Alicja Nowosad.
Within the 62kg class, U17 World Champion Savita produced inspiring stuff, profitable all three bouts ‘by fall’, together with one in opposition to formidable Japanese Suzu Sasaki. She had started with a simple win over Serbia’s Dunja Lukic.
Within the semifinal, she pinned French rival Iris Mathilde Thiebaux.
Harshita additionally reached the 72kg semifinals however acquired pinned by Turkey’s Bukrenaz Sert and can now combat for bronze.
Reena was the one Indian wrestler who misplaced early within the competitors. Competing within the 57kg class, she misplaced her opening spherical to Ukraine’s Alina Filipovych.
Reena will get an opportunity to achieve the medal spherical by the repechage route as Alina has reached the ultimate.
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