PTI | , Pontevedra (spain)
Vikas (72kg) and Nitesh (97kg) received their bronze medal play-offs with ease as India’s Greco Roman wrestlers cherished their finest ever present at a worldwide occasion by successful three medals on the U-23 world championship at Pontevedra, Spain.
Vikas and Nitesh added to India’s tally on Wednesday night time, a day after Sajan Bhanwala broke the barrier with nation’s first ever medal within the championship when he claimed a bronze within the 77kg class.
Vikas blanked Japan’s Daigo Kobayashi 6-0 within the bronze bout whereas Nitesh beat Brazil’s Igor Fernando Alves de Queiroz by techinical superiority.
The consequence has come when solely six of India’s 10 Greco Roman wrestlers secured visas to journey to Spain for the celebrated championship. 4 others have been denied visa because the Embassy denied visa to general 21 Indian wrestlers.
Vikas led 1-0 after scoring some extent on passivity of his rival. He had bought an opportunity to attain extra factors however defended effectively from floor place.
Within the quick paced second interval, Vikas pushed his opponent out of the mat for yet one more level. He made it 4-0 with a take-down on a counter assault and adopted that up with a intestine wrench transfer to make it 6-0.
Vikas stayed sturdy in his defence too and maintained his lead within the remaining 100 seconds of the bout to make sure a stroll as much as the rostrum.
In the meantime, within the girls’s competitors, Ankush will battle for a gold medal within the 50kg class on Thursday night time. She is up in opposition to Japan’s formidable Yui Susaki, the reigning Olympic and world champion.
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