Indian Greco Roman wrestlers disappoint
India’s Greco Roman wrestlers continued to struggle at the international stage as none of the four grapplers in action at the World Championships could win a bout here on Thursday.
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Let alone winning a round, the Indian wrestlers struggled to make even one scoring move on the day. Anil Mor’s was the worst performance as his challenge lasted a mere 13 seconds in the 55kg weight class. Up against World Number 1 Eldaniz Azizli from Azerbaijan, the Indian was all at sea as Azizli got him into a head lock position and flipped him multiple times to end the bout in a jiffy.
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In the 77kg, Aman lost by technical superiority to Japan’s Nao Kusaka. In the 82kg, Rahul lost 1-7 to Kazakshtan’s Almir Tolebayev as he was the only Indian who lasted full six minutes on the mat. In the heaviest weight category of 130kg, Sonu was also outplayed 0-8 by Croatia’s Marko Koscevic.
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Later in the day, Antim Panghal will fight for a bronze in the women’s 53kg. She is up against Sweden’s U23 world champion Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren.
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Manisha Bhanwala went out of the bronze medal race after losing her repechage round 0-9 to Bulgaria’s Bilyana Dudova.