National Wrestling Championships 2024: Vinesh Phogat clinches Gold In 55kg; Anshu Malik Beat Sarita Mor In 59kg
Decorated wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched a gold medal in the non-Olympic weight category (55kg) at the National Wrestling Championships 2024 in Jaipur on Sunday (February 4). Vinesh normally competes in the 53kg category.
The National Wrestling Championships 2024, organised by the IOA-constituted ad-hoc committee, also saw 2021 World Championships runner-up Anshu Malik defeat Sarita Mor 8-3 in a hotly-contested 59kg women’s final.
Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat showcased her experience by defeating her opponent from Madhya Pradesh Jyoti 4-0 despite the ace grappler competing in a higher weight category.
The 29-year-old Vinesh, representing Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), had won the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold in 50kg category, while her title triumph at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games had come in the 53kg category.
Haryana women dominated the proceedings, taking the top spot with 189 points and narrowly pushing powerhouse RSPB to second spot with 187 points. Pondicherry were a distant third with 81 points.
In the men’s greco-roman section, RSPB emerged overall winners with 208 points, followed distantly by Services Sports Control Board (127 points) and Maharashtra (113 points). The last day of the competition on Monday will see men’s free-style events.
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