India women win gold, two bronze in Asian wrestling
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Matteo Pellicone wrestling: Sarita bags silver in 57kg. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 15 : Sarita Mor stamped her authority in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty on Thursday by defending the women's 59 kg title. Indian women also won two bronze medals through Seema and Pooja besides Sarita's gold.
The 25-year-old Haryana wrestler made a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages of the six-minute final bout to score a thrilling 10-7 win over Mongolia's Shoovdor Baatarjav.
Trailing 1-4 after the opening three minutes, the Indian wrestler bounced back to level the score at 7-all in the second half of the contest. With just 12 seconds to go she raced to a 10-7 lead to retain her crown.