Ravi Kumar creates history to win third consecutive Gold in Asian Wrestling Championship 2022

On Saturday, Indian Free Style Wrestling Team gave remarkable performance by winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Bronze Medals

Wrestler Ravi Kumar with Gold Medal.

• India got 15 Medals in the Men’s categories of Free Style, Greco Roman and Women Wrestling
• Women wrestlers have won two Silver and three Bronze Medals
• Men also won five Bronze Medals in Greco Roman Style

Rakesh Thapliyal

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympic silver Medalist wrestler Ravi Kumar created history by winning third consecutive Gold Medal in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship 2022 at Ulaanbaatar.

On Saturday, Indian Free Style Wrestling Team gave remarkable performance by winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Bronze Medals in the prestigious Championship of Asia.

Ravi defeated Kazakhstan Wrestler by 12-2 points in 57 Kg. of Men’s Free Style to win his third consecutive Gold Medal.

The two Silver Medals were won by Bajrang Punia and Gaurav Baliyan. Naveen and Satyavrat Kadian won two Bronze Medals for the country.

The bouts in remaining 5 weight categories of Free Style will be held tomorrow.

Olympic Bronze Medal winner Bajrang Punia lost in the final of 65 kg. and settled for Silver Medal.

Gaurav Baliyan, 79 Kg. lost in the final bout and settled for Silver Medal.

Satyavrat Kadian in 97 kg. clinched Bronze Medal by defeating Turkmenistan wrestler by 10-0.

Naveen in 70 kg. Won Bronze Medal by defeating Mongolian wrestler By fall.

So far, Indian wrestlers have won a total of 15 Medals in the Championship.

Till Friday, India got ten medals in Greco Roman and Women categories. Women wrestlers have won Two Silver and three Bronze Medals. Men have won five Bronze Medals in Greco Roman Style

Results:

In Free Style Indian Men Wrestlers have won One Gold and two Silver and two Bronze Medals.

57 Kg. Ravi Kumar – Gold Medal
65 Kg. Bajrang Punia – Silver Medal

79 Kg. Gaurav Baliyan – Silver Medal
70 Kg. Naveen – Bronze Medal
97 kg. Satyavrat Kadian – Bronze Medal

Indian Women Wrestlers have won two Silver and three Bronze Medals.

55 Kg. Sushma – Bronze Medal
59 Kg. Sarita – Bronze Medal

57 Kg. Anshu Malik – Silver Medal
65 Kg. Radhika – Silver Medal
62 Kg. Manisha – Bronze Medal

Indian men wrestlers have won five Bronze Medals in Greco Roman Style.

55 Kg. Arjun – Bronze Medal
63 Kg. Neeraj – Bronze Medal
87 Kg. Sunil – Bronze Medal6

7 Kg. Sachin – Bronze Medal

82 Kg. Harpreet – Bronze Medal.