Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 14 (Ians) India’s Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal in the women’s 53kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, here on Wednesday.
Vinesh, a three-time Cwg gold-medallist, got the better of reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 in the bronze medal bout.
The Indian wrestler had earlier beaten Asian Games silver-medallist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the first repechage round. Azerbaijan’s Leyla Gurbanova withdrew due to injury in the second repechage round, taking the Indian through to the medal bout.
This is Vinesh’s second bronze medal at the world championships after her podium finish at the 2019 edition at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Her win was also India’s first medal of the 2022 edition.
India’s U23 worlds bronze-medallist Nisha Dahiya will fight for a senior bronze medal on Thursday after she lost 4-5 to U20 world champion Ami Ishii of Japan in the 68kg semifinals.
Vinesh, a three-time Cwg gold-medallist, got the better of reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 in the bronze medal bout.
The Indian wrestler had earlier beaten Asian Games silver-medallist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the first repechage round. Azerbaijan’s Leyla Gurbanova withdrew due to injury in the second repechage round, taking the Indian through to the medal bout.
This is Vinesh’s second bronze medal at the world championships after her podium finish at the 2019 edition at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Her win was also India’s first medal of the 2022 edition.
India’s U23 worlds bronze-medallist Nisha Dahiya will fight for a senior bronze medal on Thursday after she lost 4-5 to U20 world champion Ami Ishii of Japan in the 68kg semifinals.
- 9/14/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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