Wrestling: Grappler Bajrang Punia bags gold

Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International as Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey.

In the women's competition, Pinki was the lone gold medallist in the 55kg category with her 6-3 win over Ukraine's Olga Shnaider in the final while Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik failed to reach the medal round in the 62kg category. Overall India's women grapplers outperformed the men.

CWG champion Bajrang, who won a gold at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia early this month, did not have to break a sweat as his gold medal opponent Andriy Kvyatkovskyy from Ukraine withdrew from the 70kg final due to an injury.

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