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Khatri, Dhankar win gold at National Wrestling Championship

The likes of Amit Dhankar and Mausam Khatri bagged the gold medal... Read More
INDORE: The likes of

Amit Dhankar

and

Mausam Khatri

bagged the gold medal in their respective weight categories of men's freestyle on the third and final day of

National Wrestling Championship

on Saturday.

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Other big names in the Indian wrestling circle such as

Rahul Aware

(61kg), Jitender (79kg), Somvir (92kg) and Sumit (125kg) also finished on top of the podium.

Rio Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi's husband,

Satyawart Kadian

, meanwhile, settled for a bronze. He went down 1-3 to the eventual gold medalist, Khatri, in the semifinals.

Khatri defeated Rubeljeet in the final to claim the yellow metal in men's 97kg freestyle.

Dhankar got the better of Arun Kumar in the final of 70kg to emerge triumphant.

Meanwhile, Haryana team clinched the top honours in all three categories - men's, women's and greco-roman.
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Results:Men's Freestyle:

61kg: Rahul Aware (gold), Sharvan (Silver), Harful& Sonafa (Bronze).

70kg: Amit Dhankar (Gold), Arun Kr (Silver), Vinod Kr & Vikas (Bronze).

79kg: Jitender (Gold), Veerdev Gulia (Silver), Amit & Kautuk (Bronze).

92kg: Somvir (Gold), Ajruddin (Silver), Jonny & Gopal Yadav (Bronze).

97kg: Mausam Khatri (Gold), Rubaljit Singh (Silver), Ravi Barot & Satyvart Kadian (Bronze).

125kg: Sumit (Gold), Hitender (Silver), Gurpal Singh & Satender (Bronze).

Team Championship:

Men's Freestyle: 1st - Haryana (84 Points), 2nd - RSPB (78 Points) & 3rd - SSCB (49 Points).

Women's Wrestling: 1st - Haryana (91 Points), 2nd - RSPB (87 Points) & 3rd - UP (69 Points).

Greco Roman: 1st - Haryana (85 points), 2nd - SSCB (74 Points) & 3rd - RSPB (74 Points).

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