Sarita Mor
New Delhi– 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.
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The Indian was trailing 1-7 with less than two minutes left in the final but launched a stunning fightback against her Mongolian opponent in the 59kg category.
India women win gold, two bronze in Asian wrestling
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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.
Asian Wrestling Câship: Sarita retains title; Seema, Pooja settle for bronze
ALMATY, Apr 15:
Scripting a sensational comeback, an aggressive Sarita Mor reeled off nine straight points in the summit clash to retain her Asian Championship title in 59kg while Seema Bisla (50kg) and Pooja (76kg) settled for bronze medals here today.
Sarita, who won gold at the 2020 championship in New Delhi, trailed 1-7 after a botched-up challenge but turned it around with a tremendous fight back against Mongolia’s Shoovdor Baatarjav.
Attempting a move at 1-3 on the edge of the mat, Sarita lost her balance, allowing her rival to get one point. However, the Mongolian’s coach challenged the call to get her ward four points.