Budapest [Hungary]June 8 (ANI): Indian wrestlers Antim Panghal and Anshu Malik won silver medals in their match at the Poliak Imre and Varga Janus Memorial Wrestling Tournament 2024 in Budapest, while professional wrestler Vinesh Phogat was at equality.
Panghal was beaten by Sweden's Jonna Malmgren 4-0 in the final of the women's 53kg category. The 19-year-old Indian secured her place in the summit clash after beating 2021 World Championships bronze medalist Katarzyna Krawczyk 3-1.
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Anshu Malik, who secured India's quota at the 2024 Paris Olympics, settled for the silver medal after losing 1-12 to Kexin Hong.
Anshu upset Chinese world champion Qi Zhang 2-1 in the semifinals to reach the final. She also beat former world champion Anastasia Nichita of Moldova 6-5 in a thrilling quarterfinal match.
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However, two-time World Championships medalist Vinesh Phogat suffered a 5-0 defeat to China's Jiang Zhou in the quarterfinals of the women's 50kg category and could not reach the repechage stage.
India has won three silver medalists in the Budapest ranking series so far, including Aman Sehrawat, who won a medal in the men's 57kg freestyle event on Thursday.
The 2023 Asian champion lost in the final of the men's 57 kg category in the wrestling ranking series in Budapest against former world champion and Rio 2016 Olympic silver medalist Rei Higuchi of Japan, with a score of 1-11.
The ongoing tournament is the final wrestling ranking series before the 2024 Paris Olympics. Grapplers will earn points during the competition, which will determine their ranking. The rankings will ultimately determine which wrestlers earn Olympic quotas for the upcoming Summer Games.
So far, India has secured a total of six quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympics – five in women's wrestling and one in men's freestyle wrestling. (that I)
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