Gold rush for Indians at at the Commonwealth Wrestling championships

Rio Olympian Sandeep Tomar, Amit Dhankar and Satyawart Kadian bagged gold medals in their respective men’s freestyle categories at the Commonwealth Wrestling championships in Singapore

New Delhi: Rio Olympian Sandeep Tomar, Amit Dhankar and Satyawart Kadian bagged gold medals in their respective men’s freestyle categories at the Commonwealth Wrestling championships in Singapore.

Sandeep won the gold in men’s 57kg freestyle by defeating Pakistan’s Mohammad Bilal 6-0. Dhankar clinched the yellow metal in 70kg category. Satyawart bagged the gold in 97kg as his opponent, Roubaljeet, pulled out of the event after suffering an injury.

In female category, Ritu Phogat claimed the yellow metal after beating Priyanka in 48kg weight division. Reshma Mane bagged the gold in 63kg, while Lalita and Pinki emerged on top of the podium in 55kg and 69kg respectively.

In 75kg, Jyoti and Nikki settled for silver and bronze. Manu and Somali finished first and second in the 58kg category.

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