1. Antim Panghal wins bronze medal at World Championships
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Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal won a bronze medal in the women's 53 kg category at the World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Panghal's victory also secured a quota for India in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the bronze medal match, Panghal defeated two-time European champion Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren by a score of 16-6, India's first medal in the ongoing edition of the World Championships.
This achievement added India's total medal tally at the World Championships to 23, which includes one gold, five silver, and 17 bronze medals.
Antim Panghal's Remarkable Journey to Bronze Medal:
She started by defeating the 2022 world champion, Dominique Olivia Parrish of the United States, in the opening round by a score of 3-2.
Panghal continued her winning streak by defeating Roxana Marta Zasina of Poland in the round of 16.
In the quarterfinals, she had a remarkable win over Natalia Malysheva of Russia with a score of 9-6.
Panghal lost 5-4 to Belarus's Vanessa Kaladzinskaya in the women's 53kg freestyle semi-finals.
Medals in Women's Wrestling 53 kg category:
Japan's Fujinami Akari won the gold medal.
Vanessa Kaladzinskaya earned a silver medal representing the individual neutral athletes.
Ecuador's Lucia Yepez and United World Wrestling's Antim Panghal both won bronze medals.
2. Priya Malik wins gold at U20 World Wrestling Championships in Jordan
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Indian wrestler Priya Malik achieved a remarkable feat by bagging the gold medal at the ongoing U20 World Wrestling Championships in Jordan.
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The win makes Priya Malik only the second Indian woman to earn a gold medal in this prestigious competition.
Competing in the 76 kg category, Priya showed her prowess by defeating Germany's Laura Kuehn with a decisive score of 5-0 in the gold medal match.
Her achievement is particularly significant as she joins Antim Panghal, who had previously won a gold medal in the same competition.
Priya Malik's success has contributed to India's outstanding performance at the U20 World Wrestling Championships under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
This win is the second time that India has earned two gold medals in the same championship. The last time this happened was in 2001.
Bronze medal of athlete Arju
Along with Priya's win, another Indian wrestler named Arju, who is part of the Khelo India initiative, showcased her skills in the 68 kg category.
Arju's achievement includes winning the bronze medal after defeating Turkey's Elif Kurt in the bronze medal match.
Impressive medal tally for India
The country's medal tally totaled twelve medals: four gold, two silver, and six bronze.
List of Indian medal winners in U20 World Wrestling Championships 2023:
Gold Medals:
Mohit Kumar - Achieved gold in Men's freestyle 61kg category.
Priya Malik - Secured gold in the Women's 76kg category.
Antim Panghal - Earned gold in Women's 53kg category.
Savita - Clinched gold in the Women's 62kg category.
Silver Medals:
Sagar Jaglan - Attained silver in the Men's freestyle 79kg category.
Antim - Secured silver in Women's 65kg category.
Bronze Medals:
Jaideep - secured a bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 74kg category.
Deepak Chahal - Earned a bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 97kg category.
Rajat Ruhal - Achieved a bronze medal in Men's freestyle 125kg category.
Arju - Clinched a bronze medal in the Women's 68kg category.
Reena - Attained a bronze medal in the Women's 57kg category.
Harshita Mor - secured a bronze medal in the Women's 72kg category.
3. India won total 14 medals in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023
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India participated in the 36th edition of Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 9th to 14th April 2023. The event was originally planned to be held in New Delhi, India.
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A total of 331 wrestlers from 22 countries participated in this competition, out of which 30 wrestlers were from India.
Indian wrestlers were successful in winning a total of 14 medals in the championship. This includes one gold, three silver and ten bronze medals.
With these achievements, India secured the 7th position in the medal tally.
The top three nations in the medal table based on gold medals were Kazakhstan, Japan and Iran.
The previous edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships, the 35th edition, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from April 19 to April 24 in 2022.
Medal Winner for India
Aman Sehrawat (Men's 57kg Freestyle) - Gold
Rupin (Greco-Roman 55 kg) - Silver
Antim Panghal (Women's 53kg Freestyle) - Silver
Nisha Dahiya (Women's 68 kg Freestyle) - Silver
Anirudh Kumar (Men's 125kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Deepak (Men's 79 kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Neeraj Chikara (Greco-Roman 63kg) - Bronze
Sunil Kumar (Greco-Roman 87kg) - Bronze
Vikas (Greco-Roman 72 kg) - Bronze
Anshu Malik (Women's 57kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Sonam Malik (Women's 62kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Manisha (Women's 65kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Ritika Hooda (Women's 72kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Priya (Women's 76kg Freestyle) - Bronze
About Kazakhstan
It is a Central Asian country that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It became an independent nation in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The country is the ninth largest country in the world by land area, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was renamed from Astana in 2019. It is a modern city known for its futuristic architecture.
4. Indian female wrestler Antim Panghal nominated for United World Wrestling Rising Star of the Year honour
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India's female wrestler, Antim Panghal, has been nominated for the honour of United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year.
Important facts
- Antim Panghal created history in August this year by earning India's first gold medal at the World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022.
- She beat Germany's Amory Olivia Andrich 11–0 on her way to the top of the podium, and beat Kazakhstan's U20 Asian medalist Altyn Shagayeva in the 53kg final.
- Antim Panghal participated in four international competitions this year for different age groups. She finished the season with 16 wins and just one loss.
- She earned gold medals in the U20 World Championships, U20 Asian Championships, and the senior category competition known as the Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series.
Other women nominated for the United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year award –
- Nonoka Ozaki of Japan,
- Amit Elor of the United States,
- Emma Malmgren of Sweden,
- Andreea Ana of Romania
5. Antim Panghal nominated for the United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year award
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Indian women’s wrestler Antim Panghal has been nominated for United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year award. Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki, USA’s Amit Elor, Sweden’s Emma Malmgren and Andreea Ana of Romania are the other in the five-woman nominees list for the United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of the Year award.
Antim Panghal created history this year by winning India’s first-ever gold medal at the World U20 Wrestling Championships 2022 in August. The 18-year-old freestyle wrestler from Haryana is also the reigning Asian champion in the same age category. She also won the senior category event, Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series.
19 year old Nonoka Ozaki of Japan has won gold medals in the senior world championships and the Asian championship this year in the 62 kg category.
18 year old American wrestler Amit Elor, is the reigning U23 and the senior world champion in 72kg.
21 year old Emma Malmgren of Sweden is world No. 4 in 53kg and is the European champion in seniors. Andreea Ana of Romania is the senior European champion in the 55kg.
United World Wrestling
It is the international governing body of amateur wrestling in the world. It was earlier known as the FILA (Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées) or International Federation of Amateur Wrestling.
Headquarters: Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
President: Nenad Lalović
6. Wrestler Antim Panghal becomes first ever Indian woman to win gold at U20 World Championships
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Antim Panghal created history as she became the first Indian female wrestler ever to clinch gold at the Under 20 Wrestling World Championships.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- She defeated Altyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the final of the 53kg weight category.
She topped the podium in the 53kg category at the World Championships being held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 18 August.
Six other Indian wrestlers have reached the finals of the Under-20 World Championships before Panghal, but the 17-year-old Panghal is the first Indian woman to win gold.
Prior to this, she has won bronze at the Cadet World Championships (2021) and gold at the Asian Junior Championships (2022).
He also won a silver medal at the Under 23 Asian Championship this year.
It is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 15 to 21 August 2022.
