U23 World Wrestling Championships: Amruta secures silver in women's 72 kg
Las Vegas, October 17
Indian grappler Amruta Pujari clinched a silver medal in the women's 72 kg weight category at the ongoing Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Building on an impressive campaign highlighted by two consecutive pinfall victories in the earlier rounds, Amruta faced a tough challenge in the final against Ukraine's Iryna Zablotska. Despite a spirited effort, the Indian wrestler went down 0-6 in the gold-medal bout, settling for a hard-fought second place on the podium, as per a press release from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Amruta's silver brings India's overall medal count at the Championships to three. She joins Komal, who secured a bronze medal in the women's 59 kg division, and Vishvajit More, who earlier made history by claiming India's first-ever silver medal in the Greco-Roman (55 kg) event at the U-23 level.
Komal defeated Kazakhstan's Viktoriia Khusainova 7-2 in the bronze-medal match to finish third in the division, as per a press release. Earlier, she edged Canada's Ella Finding on criteria after their bout ended 1-1 and then beat Moldova's Madalina Prisacari 8-3. Her run was halted in the semifinal, where Ukraine's Alina Filipovych won by technical superiority, sending Komal into the bronze-medal contest.
Vishvajit More achieved a landmark result for Indian wrestling, becoming the country's first Greco-Roman silver medallist at the U23 World Championships.
Having previously earned two bronze medals at the tournament, More climbed another step on the podium after a closely contested final. Georgia's Koba Karumidze claimed the title with a 13-12 victory, leaving More just one point short of gold, according to a press release from the U23 World Wrestling Championships.
— ANI
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