Wrestler Antim Panghal wins World Championships trials; Divya Kakran, Sarita Mor strike back | More sports News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Antim Panghal reaffirmed her status as one of the country's top wrestlers by winning the World Championships trials in Patiala on Friday, while Divya Kakran and Sarita Mor rebounded from disappointing losses in the Asian Games trials to secure seats in the global competition.Antim, who recently became the first Indian woman wrestler to win back-to-back U20 World gold when she defended her 53kg title in Amman (Jordan), also won the Asian Games trials last month.She was kept on standby after an ad hoc committee formed by the Indian Olympic Association exempted Vinesh Phogat from trials and sent her name directly to the Sports Ministry for clearance.However, Vinesh, the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist, had a knee injury, and Antim was added to the ministry's roster of athletes bo...