Wrestling World C'ships: Vinesh Phogat makes it to the repechage round

Commonwealth gold medalist Vinesh Phogat advanced to the repechage round of the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2022 in Belgrade Serbia on TuesdayVinesh Phogat a 2019 world championships bronze medalist was handed a shocking 70 defeat by 2022 Asian championships silver medalist Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia in the qualification roundThe Indian wrestler trailed Batkhuyag 30 at the end of the opening round and conceded another four points in the final moments to lose the boutKhulan Batkhuyag stormed through to the final by winning her next matches giving Vinesh Phogat a likely shot at the bronze medalVinesh Phogat will now take on 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the repechage on WednesdayThe other four Indian women competing on the day meanwhile failed to progress furtherAlso Read World Wrestling championships CWG champion Vinesh Phogat loses 07 in qualificationSushma Shokeen who won bronze at the Asian Championships in April lost to Moldovas Mariana Dragutan in the repechage round in the womens 55kgSushma Shokeen defeated PanAmerican champion Yaynelis Sanz Verdecia of Cuba on Monday before losing to the last editions bronze medalist Oleksandra Khomenets of Ukraine despite leading at one stageSushma Shokeen once again had the upper hand in the repechage round and led Mariana Dragutan 82 at the end of round one However Dragutan the reigning Under23 European champion inflicted a fall on the Indian in round two to seal the victoryNeelam competing in the 50kg was the only Indian to register a win on Tuesday The Under23 Asian silver medallist Indian beat Szimonetta Timea Szeker 42 to qualify for the main drawNeelam then lost to twotime world championships silver medallist Emilia Alina Vuc of Romania 100 via technical superiorityShefali 65kg lost to twotime world championships medallist Koumba Selene Fanta Larroque of France 100 via technical superiority in the qualifiersPriyanka who won silver at the under20 world championships last month went down to threetime PanAmerican silver medallist Genesis Rosangela Reasco Valdezin of Ecuador via technical superiority in the qualifying round of 76kgApart from Vinesh Phogat last editions bronze medallist Sarita Mor 57kg Mansi Ahlawat 59kg Nisha Dahiya 68kg and 72kg will be in action on WednesdayIndia are yet to win a medal at the world wrestling championships 2022This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever