Indian women wrestler, Antim scripts history as became the first-ever Indian woman wrestler to win the gold at U20 World Wrestling Championships in the ongoing event at Bulgaria. It’s a new milestone for India as the nation has never won a gold medal in women’s wrestling U20 World Championships.
17-year-old Antim defeated Atlyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan by 8-0 (53kg category) in the finals. In the qualification round, Antim defeated a German wrestler by 11-0, and in the semifinal, she convincingly defeated a Ukrainian grappler.
ANTIM CREATES HISTORY 🔥🔥
17-year-old Antim (53kg) becomes 🇮🇳's 1st-ever U20 World Champion in women’s #wrestling at #WrestleSofia 💪
Antim used her counters to perfection in the Final & showcased utter dominance at the tournament- pinning & defeating her…
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U20 World Wrestling Championship: Women’s Wrestling Team secured 2nd spot
Sonam Malik and Priyanka won silver medals in 62 kg and 65 kg respectively. Whereas Ritika, Priyanshi, and Sito settled for bronze. With this achievement, the Indian junior women’s team secured the runners-up trophy with 160 points at the U20 wrestling championship 2022.
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Women's Wrestling
🥇Antim (53kg)
🥈Priya Malik (76kg)
🥈Sonam Malik (62kg)
🥈Priyanka (65kg)
🥉Sito (57kg)
🥉Reetika (72kg)
🥉Priyanshi (50kg) #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 finished 2nd in Team Ranking with 7 medals 🏅 #WrestleSofia
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