U20 World Wrestling Championships: A league of their own - watsupptoday.com
U20 World Wrestling Championships: A league of their own
Posted 18 Aug 2023 11:22 AM

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Priya became only the second Indian women's wrestler to win the junior world title, while fast-rising Antim Panghal also stormed into the title match as India achieved unprecedented success at the U20 World Championships here today.
Priya defeated Germany's Laura Celive Kuehn 5-0 in the 76 kg final. File
Undeterred by an incision over her left eye, Priya defeated Germany's Laura Celive Kuehn 5-0 in the 76kg gold medal match, which had to be stopped twice due to bleeding from surgery. His lightning-fast foot attacks stunned the German.
Antim became India's first junior women's world champion last year. The defending champion, who grabbed headlines recently when he challenged Vinesh Phogat for the Asian Games trials but lost his appeal, produced a dominant display to win his three matches with ease.
For the first time, four Indian wrestlers qualified for the U-20 World Championship gold matches as Savita (62kg) and Antim Kundu (65kg) remained unbeaten today as well. Meanwhile, Harshita will fight for the bronze in the 72kg category after losing in the semi-finals.

Antim Panghal dropped just two points en route to the final, destroying her first-round opponent Nikola Monika Wisniewska of Poland in just 68 seconds. He then won by technical superiority over the Chinese Xuejing Liang. In the semi-finals, the Hisari wrestler defeated the Russian Polina Lukina and again won with a technical advantage, but did not concede a single point. If the 19-year-old can win tomorrow, she will become the first female wrestler to win two world titles.

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