Ranking series wrestling: Antim Panghal, Harshita win gold

Kaumi GazetteSports19 July, 20258.2K Views

File picture of Antim Panghal.
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Antim Panghal (53kg) and Harshita (72kg) clinched gold medals within the Budapest Ranking Series wrestling occasion.

World championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal defeated Natalia Malysheva, who had overwhelmed Natalia twice within the Ulaanbaatar Ranking Series, recorded a 7-4 victory within the last.

Earlier, Antim received previous Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil 10-0 to avenge her Paris Olympics loss earlier than seeing off USA’s Felicity Taylor 10-0 within the semifinals.

Harshita overcame reigning Asian champion and Worlds silver medallist Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan 10-0 to win all her 4 spherical robin matches and emerge because the champion.

The 19-year-old, who secured gold in Ulaanbaatar Ranking Series and Asian under-20 championships not too long ago, additionally beat Frenchwoman Pauline Lecarpentier (who was disqualified for pushing the Indian after being pinned) and Ksenila Burakova ‘by fall’ and received a walkover towards Kristina Bratchikova.

Promising teenager Neha Sangwan was pinned by former Worlds and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis of the USA within the 57kg summit conflict to say the silver. Neelam (50kg) bagged a bronze.

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