Antim leads charge as Indian women win team title at U-20 Wrestling Worlds
As far as performances go, they were as contrasting as they come: one, a defensive master class combined with incredible agility and tactical awareness; the other, an ultra-attacking show that was wrapped up within four minutes. Both, though, yielded similar results: a gold medal for Antim Panghal and Savita Dalal.
Amidst endless gloom, a non-existent federation and sexual harassment allegations against its former head that pushed the sport into a crisis, the women wrestlers conjured India’s best-ever performance at the Junior World Championships in Amman.
Shorn of practice, camps and competition, the under-20 wrestlers won medals in seven out of 10 weight classes, including three gold, one silver and three bronze, to finish ahead of women’s wrestling powerhouse Japan and the USA in the...