Three gold medals for women wrestlers as India dominates day 2 of U15 Asian Championships
Pattaya, June 28
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) captured 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 overall in the 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 authoritative 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 grappler, Muslima Hojimamatova, 7-4 to claim the 46kg final.
Divya Rani (36kg) and Dnyaneshwari Vrusheshwar Shinde (42kg) settled for silver medals after going down against 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 swept all three of its bronze-medal playoffs. Nisha Mor (54kg) secured an 8-0 victory by fall against 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 via technical superiority.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Great to see such dominance at the U15 level! But we need to ensure these girls get proper coaching and support as they move up to senior level. Many promising talents fade away due to lack of infrastructure and funding. Hope the federation takes note.
Impressive performance by the Indian girls! 100% podium record is no small feat. The depth in women's wrestling in India, especially at youth level, is really commendable. Congratulations to all the medalists! 👏
Wah! Kya baat hai! Our girls are literally sweeping medals in this championship. Disha Shokeen's 11-0 victory in the final shows the kind of dominance we have. And the way Anjali Vetal won by technical superiority - absolutely outstanding! This is what happens when you combine talent with hard work. 🙏
Excellent work by the Indian contingent! The silver medalists - Divya Rani and Dnyaneshwari Shinde - also put up good fights despite narrow losses. What's particularly heartening is the clean sweep in bronze medal matches, showing the overall strength. Great job, girls!
Proud moment for Indian sports! But let's not get carried away - Uzbekistan top in Greco-Roman shows we still have work to do in that category. Need to focus on all styles of wrestling, not just women's freestyle. Still, amazing what these young girls have achieved. 👏
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