Last Panghal wins medal in World Championship, India gets first Olympic quota in wrestling
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The final also gave the country a 53 kg quota for the Paris Olympics. 19-year-old Panghal became the 8th Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the World Championships with her victory over two-time European champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden.
Indian young wrestler Final Panghal’s brilliant campaign ended with a bronze medal at the World Championships. At the same time, Antim also got 53 kg quota for the country for Paris Olympics. 19-year-old Panghal became the 8th Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the World Championships with her victory over two-time European champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden.
This bronze medal match was a high scoring match. In the end the last Panghal won the victory due to technical superiority. Olympic Games are to be held in Paris next year. This is also India’s first quota in wrestling for Paris 2024. Panghal started the match very brightly and took a lead of 5-0. After this, the Swedish wrestler made a comeback and scored 6 consecutive points and made the match interesting. At the end of the first period, the final got one more point and the match was tied at 6-6.
BREAKING:
BRONZE MEDAL for ANTIM PANGHAL in World Championship & OLYMPIC QUOTA for INDIA
For India: Its maiden medal in this edition & also its 1st Wrestling Quota
➡️ Antim beat 2-time European Champion in Bronze medal bout (53kg) 16-6.
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In the second period, two-time Under-20 World Champion Anhalt Panghal did not give any chance to Jonna Malmgren and scored 10 consecutive points to make the match 16-16. After this he was declared the winner on technical superiority. Indian wrestlers are participating in the tournament under the flag of United World Wrestling. Because, the country’s wrestling federation, the Indian Wrestling Federation, is suspended.
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