Mansi Ahlawat continued India’s medal-winning streak at the World Wrestling Championships, clinching a bronze in the women’s 59kg category. Trained at the Sir Chhotu Ram Akhada under the guidance of coach Mandeep, Mansi dominated her bronze medal bout, defeating Canada’s Laurence Beauregard 5-0. Her journey to the podium included three consecutive victories before a narrow 1-4 loss in the semifinal against Mongolia’s Sukhee Tserenchimed on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, India’s Manisha Bhanwala (65kg) came close to adding another medal but was defeated in her bronze play-off match 2-8 by Japan’s Miwa Morikawa. Manisha had fought her way back into contention with a 7-2 repechage victory over Mongolia’s Enkhjin Tuvshinjargal.
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Despite strong efforts, Indian wrestlers Kirti (55kg) and Bipasha (72kg) were unable to progress to the medal rounds. In men’s freestyle, Sandeep Mann (92kg) reached the repechage round but was defeated by Slovakia’s Btyrbek Tsakuklov through technical superiority. Indian male wrestlers Udit (61kg), Manish Goswami (70kg), and Parvinder Singh (79kg) also fell short of reaching medal contention.
The Greco-Roman category saw Indian wrestlers struggle, with early exits for Sanjeev (55kg), Chetan (63kg), Ankit Gulia (72kg), and Rohit Dahiya (82kg), as they were unable to advance in the tournament.
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