Asian C'ships: Nirmala Settles for Silver After Losing in 50kg Final
Indian wrestler Nirmala Devi settled for a silver medal after going down narrowly to Japan's Miho Igarashi in the 50kg final of the Asian Championships here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (PTI) Indian wrestler Nirmala Devi settled for a silver medal after going down narrowly to Japan's Miho Igarashi in the 50kg final of the Asian Championships here on Thursday.
Nirmala, a 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, lost 2-3 to Igarashi in the summit clash.
The Haryana wrestler had defeated Mongolia's Munkhnar Byambasuren 6-4 and Uzbeskitan's Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova by technical superiority in the earlier rounds.
Earlier, Divya Kakran became only the second Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships after a dominant show in which she won all her bouts by fall, including against junior world champion Naruha Matsuyuki.
Navjot Kaur had become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships when she triumphed in 2018 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 65kg.
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