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Antim Panghal wins World Wrestling Championship bronze medal, seals quota for 2024 Paris Olympics | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Antim Panghal, a promising wrestler, achieved a historic milestone on Thursday by clinching the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championship in the 53kg category. This victory secured an Olympic quota for India in the same weight category for the 2024 Paris Games.Antim's triumph in the bronze-medal match was a commanding one, as she secured a convincing 16-6 victory over a two-time European Champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden in Belgrade, Serbia.The high-scoring bout ended with a technical superiority win for the Indian, who became the first Indian wrestler -- male or female -- to lock a quota for the next year's Games.In a remarkable journey at the World Championship, Antim had previously stunned the reigning champion, Olivia Dominique Parrish, to reach the semifinals. However,...
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World Wrestling Championship: Antim Panghal shocks reigning champion Parrish, but loses in semis | More sports News – Times of India

BELGRADE (Serbia): Antim Panghal shocked reigning champion Olivia Dominique Parrish en route to the World Championship semifinals, but the young grappler's giant-killing run was halted in the last-four stage, leaving her fighting for a bronze medal and a Paris Olympics quota place on Wednesday.Panghal, the 53kg grappler, lost the semifinal bout to world No.23 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya -- a Belarusian competing as a neutral athlete -- on technical points 5-4.But the Indian can still earn an Olympic quota if she wins the bronze-medal match or emerges triumphant in the bout between the losers of the bronze-medal contest.Underlining her growth and a smooth transition from the junior to senior circuit, the two-time U20 champion won the first three bouts of the day to enter the semifinal even as o...
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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...
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WFI chief Brij Bhushan holds political rally, silent on sexual misconduct probe | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a defiant move, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, made his first public appearance since facing allegations of sexual misconduct, as he held a political rally on Sunday. Singh, who is also a BJP MP, addressed his supporters in his political constituency in Uttar Pradesh.Singh, who is currently under police investigation following accusations by seven female wrestlers, denied all the allegations when asked by reporters at the rally. "I will not comment on the allegations. I am waiting for the court order on this case," he stated, clad in a saffron robe and turban.During the scorching heat, Singh expressed his commitment to serving the people and continuing to implement policies introduced by Prime Minister Modi. The crowd of supporte...