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Asian Wrestling C'hip: Navjot Kaur wins 1st gold, list of women to make India proud

By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 05-03-2018
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India returned from the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with a haul of eight medals with one gold and one bronze medal, finishing ninth in the medal tally. Navjot Kaur became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the senior continental championship in the 65kg freestyle category while Vinesh Phogat took home the silver in the 50kg category. Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik also won a bronze in the 62kg freestyle category.

Here are all the medal winners
Gold winners

Navjot Kaur

Navjot Kaur became the first Indian woman to stand at the top of the podium at the senior Asian Wrestling Championships. She was impressive throughout her final bout against Japan's Miya Imai where she recorded a convincing 9-1 win.

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