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.
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.
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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