Priya wins silver, Manisha bronze in Budapest Ranking Series
Budapest, July 20: Indian women continue to assert their dominance on the global wrestling stage at the ongoing 4th Ranking Series – ‘Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial’ being held in Budapest, Hungary, winning a silver and bronze medal on Saturday.
In a commendable display of strength and resilience, three Indian women wrestlers made it to the podium, adding more medals to India’s tally. While the gold medal remained elusive this time, the performances of the athletes reflected the growing power of Indian women in the sport.
Young wrestler Priya Malik demonstrated her exceptional skill and determination in the 76 kg weight category, winning a silver medal. After receiving a bye in the qualification round, she defeated Almira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan by 7-2 points. Continuing her momentum, the former World U20 Champion overpowered Valeriia (UWW) in the semifinal with technical superiority (11-1) to enter the gold medal bout. However, in the final, facing Brazil’s Martins Machado, Priya seemed a bit overconfident.
Despite a close contest, she narrowly lost the bout 4-3, settling for a well-earned Silver Medal.
Asian Champion Manisha added a bronze medal to the tally, emerging from the repechage. India had high expectations from Manisha.
Sumit claims silver, Anil pockets bronze
India’s Greco Roman wrestler will return with two medals from the UWW Ranking Series event with Sumit winning a silver and Anil Mor securing a bronze, here Sunday. (Agencies)