Tag: Asian Wrestling Championships
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Deepak Punia, Udit Shine; Bronze For Dinesh At Asian Wrestling Championships 2025
Deepak Punia clinched his third silver at the Asian Wrestling Championships while Udit bagged his second consecutive runners-up spot on the concluding day of the event on Sunday. Punia faced off World No.1 Amirhossein B Firouzpourbandpei in the gold medal match, losing his first point by stepping out. He hardly made a move in the…
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Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Reetika Hooda Clinches Silver; Nitesh Wins Bronze
Young Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda couldn’t hold to a 6-2 lead, conceding four consecutive points in the women’s 76kg final to clinch a silver at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 while Nitesh displayed remarkable performance to add a bronze in the men’s 87kg category in Amman on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Reetika, who became first Indian…
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Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Iran Clinch 4 Gold Medals On Day 2
With its two Olympic champions in action, it was a pretty sure thing that Iran would do better than its disappointing showing the previous day in Greco-Roman at the Asian Championships. The wrestling powerhouse sure did, rebounding all the way to the top of four medal podiums. Paris Olympic gold medalists Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) and…
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Uzbekistan Dominates Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 Day 1
While the ageless wonder Rustam ASSAKALOV (UZB) no longer wreaks havoc on the mat, his influence was strongly felt off it on the opening day of the Asian Championships on Tuesday. With Assakalov offering encouragement and inspiration from the coach’s corner, Uzbekistan came away with three of the five Greco-Roman golds on offer — all…