World Wrestling Championships LIVE – Vinesh Phogat loses in first round: India’s disappointing show at the World Wrestling championship continues as one of biggest medal hopes Vinesh Phogat faced first round defeat on Tuesday. Vinesh was pinned down by Mongolia’s Khulan Batkhuyag in ROUND 1. Meanwhile, Neelam in the 50kg category has given India first victory on the day as she advanced to the quarterfinals. Follow Indian in World Wrestling LIVE with InsideSport.IN
India’s squad seems slightly depleted. Not only is Anshu Malik, the 2021 silver medallist, missing out due to injury, but four of the six members of the Commonwealth Games team are also skipping the competition. Sonam Malik has already lost yesterday in initial rounds. Sushma Shokeen (55KG) who qualified for the repechage also lost her opportunity to qualify for the bronze medal contest as she lost to Mariana Dragutan in the repechage.
TODAY’s SCHEDULE in World Wrestling
- Qualification rounds WW – 50-53-65-76kg
- Semi Finals WW – 50-53-65-76kg
- Repechage WW – 55: Sushma SHOKEEN (IND) LOST TO Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) 6-8
India Matches Today – 1st ROUND (Qualification)
- 50KG: Neelam NEELAM (IND) BEAT Szimonetta Timea SZEKER (HUN)
- 53KG: Vinesh VINESH (IND) LOST TO. Khulan BATKHUYAG (MGL) 0-7
- 65KG: Shafali SHAFALI (IND) LOST TO Koumba LARROQUE (FRA) 0-10
- 76KG: Priyanka PRIYANKA (IND) LOST TO Genesis Rosangela REASCO VALDEZ (ECU) 0-10
Fresh from winning a gold in India’s stupendous 12-medal winning show at the CWG Birmingham, the 10th seeded Vinesh looked jaded and lost her balance in the final seconds to be pinned by the Asian silver medallist in the women’s freestyle 53kg.
In the absence of former silver medallist Anshu Malik, Vinesh was a strong medal favourite as she also got a favourable draw after the pullout of reigning champion and Japanese sensation Akari Fujinami (injury).
India had more disappointment in store as Neelam Sirohi lost to two-time world silver medallist Emilia Alina Vuc of Romania 0-
10 via technical superiority in the women’s 50kg.
French wrestler Koumba Larroque, who was fighting with a highly strapped knee, pinned Shafali with a technical superiority in
the women’s 65kg.
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