Sakshi Malik Crashes Out of World Wrestling Championships 2019, Indian Wrestler Loses to Aminat Adeniyi in the First Round
She did fight back in the second round but the gap was too big to fill as she eventually lost 7-10. Sakshi will now have to pray that Adeniyi manages to reach the final so that she can have a shot at the bronze medal via repechage.
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhastan), Septemeber 19: Ace wrestler Sakshi Malik on Thursday came out with a disappointing performance as she lost 7-10 to Aminat Adeniyi of Nigeria in the opening round of the women's freestyle 62-kg weight category at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships. The Olympic bronze medallist was slow to get off the blocks and conceded a 0-6 lead before scoring her first takedown. Vinesh Phogat Clinches Bronze Medal at World Wrestling Championships 2019, Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2020: Twitter Salutes Wrestler on Her Achievements.
She did fight back in the second round but the gap was too big to fill as she eventually lost 7-10. Sakshi will now have to pray that Adeniyi manages to reach the final so that she can have a shot at the bronze medal via repechage.
Earlier, Divya Kakran also had a difficult opening bout against Olympic champion Sara Dosho of Japan as she lost the bout 0-2 in the 68-kg weight category. Divya would be hoping that Dosho reaches the final and she can make it to the repechage round.
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