Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat snubs selection trials, Anshu Malik, Sarita Mor to lead 10-member women’s team in Mongolia- World championships silver medallist Anshu Malik and bronze winner Sarita Mor will lead a 10-member Indian women’s wrestling team at the Asian Championships to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia next month. Follow Asian Wrestling Championships updates on Insidesport.IN
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While Anshu, a silver medallist in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, will represent in her pet 57kg category, Sarita will take part in the 59kg section.
Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat snubs selection trials, Anshu Malik, Sarita Mor to lead 10-member women’s team in Mongolia
Sarita is a bronze medallist in her category at the 2021 World Championships.
The team was picked after the selection trials held at the SAI Training Centre in Lucknow on Friday.
In the other high-profile bout in the trials, Manisha defeated Rio Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik 1-5 to seal her place in the 62kg category.
Reigning Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat, surprisingly, didn’t turn up for the trials.
Other women grapplers to book their places in the Asian Championships-bound squad are Manisha (50kg), Swati Shinde (53kg), Sushma Shokeen (55kg), Radhika (65kg), Sonika Hooda (68kg), Nikki (72kg) and Sudesh (76kg).
The Asian Championships will be held from April 19 to 24.
Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat snubs selection trials, Anshu Malik, Sarita Mor to lead 10-member women’s team in Mongolia