Meenakshi Goyat added the third silver medal to India’s tally in the women’s 53kg category, while three of the five men’s Freestyle wrestlers in action on Friday sealed their spots in the gold medal bout of their respective weight category in the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Monika (women’s 65kg) and Harshita (women’s 72kg) then signed off with bronze medals to take India’s overall medals tally into double figures – three silver and seven bronze.&nbsp;India’s sole gold medal hope on Friday rested on Meenakshi, who had fought back from the brink in the semi-finals to reach this far. However, the 25-year-old was not at her best on Friday and went down 10-0 against China’s Jin Zhang.&nbsp;While Meenakshi’s loss came as a heartbreak for the Indian contingent, Monika and Harshita lifted their spirits with clinical performances to clinch the bronze medals.Monika defeated Hanbit Lee of South Korea 9-0 to win the bronze in the women’s 65kg category, while Harshita got the better of Sevinchoy Polvonova 5-0 in the women’s 72kg bronze medal bout.&nbsp;Earlier, India’s men’s freestyle wrestlers showcased their growing stature on the continental stage as U-23 world champion Sujeet (65kg), Abhimanyou (70kg) and Sandeep Mann (79kg) sealed their final berth.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;In the 65kg freestyle semi-final, Sujeet defeated Abdulmazhid Kudiev of Tajikistan 7-2. The 23-year-old, winner of two Ranking Series earlier this year, had beaten Kyrgyzstan’s Rustamzhan Kakharov by technical superiority in the quarterfinals. He will now face Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan in a rematch of the U23 world championships final that the Indian had won comfortably.&nbsp;Abhimanyou then surprised defending champion Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan 6-3 in a late twist to reach the men’s 70kg freestyle final, where he will face Tumur Ochir of Mongolia.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;Sandeep Mann will be the third Indian wrestler in the final on Saturday after the 26-year-old displayed total dominance to beat Somonjon Ikromov of Tajikistan 10-0 in the 79kg freestyle semi-final. He will now face Japan’s Keyvan Gharehdaghi in the gold medal bout.Among the other two men wrestlers in contention on Friday, Vicky will contest for the bronze medal in the 97kg category after he lost his semi-final bout against Amirali Azarpira of Iran 0-2.&nbsp;In the men’s 57kg freestyle, Ankush will challenge Fuga Sasaki of Japan for the bronze medal after Milad Validazeh, against whom he lost the quarter-finals, reached the final.

India’s sole gold medal hope on Friday rested on Meenakshi, who had fought back from the brink in the semi-finals to reach this far. However, the 25-year-old was not at her best on Friday and went down 10-0 against China’s Jin Zhang.

Meenakshi Goyat added the third silver medal to India’s tally in the women’s 53kg category, while three of the five men’s Freestyle wrestlers in action on Friday sealed their spots in the gold medal bout of their respective weight category in the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Monika (women’s 65kg) and Harshita (women’s 72kg) then signed off with bronze medals to take India’s overall medals tally into double figures – three silver and seven bronze. India’s sole gold medal hope on Friday rested on Meenakshi, who had fought back from the brink in the semi-finals to reach this far. However, the 25-year-old was not at her best on Friday and went down 10-0 against China’s Jin Zhang. While Meenakshi’s loss came as a heartbreak for the Indian contingent, Monika and Harshita lifted their spirits with clinical performances to clinch the bronze medals. Monika defeated Hanbit Lee of South Korea 9-0 to win the bronze in the women’s 65kg category, while Harshita got the better of Sevinchoy Polvonova 5-0 in the women’s 72kg bronze medal bout. Earlier, India’s men’s freestyle wrestlers showcased their growing stature on the continental stage as U-23 world champion Sujeet (65kg), Abhimanyou (70kg) and Sandeep Mann (79kg) sealed their final berth. ALSO READ | From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions In the 65kg freestyle semi-final, Sujeet defeated Abdulmazhid Kudiev of Tajikistan 7-2. The 23-year-old, winner of two Ranking Series earlier this year, had beaten Kyrgyzstan’s Rustamzhan Kakharov by technical superiority in the quarterfinals. He will now face Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan in a rematch of the U23 world championships final that the Indian had won comfortably. Abhimanyou then surprised defending champion Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan 6-3 in a late twist to reach the men’s 70kg freestyle final, where he will face Tumur Ochir of Mongolia. ALSO READ | From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL Sandeep Mann will be the third Indian wrestler in the final on Saturday after the 26-year-old displayed total dominance to beat Somonjon Ikromov of Tajikistan 10-0 in the 79kg freestyle semi-final. He will now face Japan’s Keyvan Gharehdaghi in the gold medal bout. Among the other two men wrestlers in contention on Friday, Vicky will contest for the bronze medal in the 97kg category after he lost his semi-final bout against Amirali Azarpira of Iran 0-2. In the men’s 57kg freestyle, Ankush will challenge Fuga Sasaki of Japan for the bronze medal after Milad Validazeh, against whom he lost the quarter-finals, reached the final.

India’s sole gold medal hope on Friday rested on Meenakshi, who had fought back from the brink in the semi-finals to reach this far. However, the 25-year-old was not at her best on Friday and went down 10-0 against China’s Jin Zhang.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Meenakshi Goyat bags silver; Sujeet, Abhimanyou & Sandeep to fight for gold

Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and two bronze medals to the country’s tally at the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday, with Nitesh bagging the silver medal in the 97kg category, while Sachin Sahrawat (67kg GR) and Prince (82kg) clinched the bronze medals. The three medals on Wednesday took India’s overall medal tally to two silver and three bronze medals on the third day of competition, with two women wrestlers securing a spot in the bronze medal play-offs.&nbsp;All eyes of the Indian contingent on Wednesday were on Nitesh, who had already improved on his last edition’s showing by reaching the final of the 97kg category. The 23-year-old was up against defending champion Mohammadhadi Saravi and could not weave the same magic that saw him reach the finals as he went down 1-7 in the final bout.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;Earlier, Sachin Sahrawat opened India’s medal account on Wednesday when he fought back from a 3-5 deficit in the second round to beat Abdumalik Aminov of Uzbekistan 6-5 in the 67kg Greco-Roman bronze medal match. Sachin, who had defeated China’s Ji Leng in the Repechage round to make it to the bronze medal play-off, scored two points in the last minute with a take down and got one for the Uzbek wrestler, losing his challenge to claim victory.&nbsp;Prince then added the second bronze medal of the day to India’s kitty when he registered a dominant 10-1 win over Didar Amannazarov of Turkmenistan in the 82kg Greco-Roman.In the women’s wrestling competition, Hansika Lamba (55kg) and Neha (59kg) will be challenging for the bronze medal after losing their respective semi-finals. Hansika went down against the last edition silver medallist, Yuxuan Li of China, 11-1 in the semi-finals and will now face Aruuke Kadyrbek Kyzy in the bronze medal play-off.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;Later, Neha came up against former Asian Champion Mengyu Xie of China and despite her spirited effort, ended on the wrong side of the 12-5 score-line. She will now face Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia for the bronze medal. Neelam could also have a shot at the bronze medal after she made it to the Repechage round in the 50kg category, after Japan’s Yui Sasaki, who defeated the Indian in the quarterfinals, reached the summit clash.&nbsp;Neelam will now face China’s Ziqi Feng in the Repechage round on Thursday.

Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and two bronze medals to the country’s tally at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday, with Nitesh bagging the silver medal in the 97kg category, while Sachin Sahrawat and Prince clinched the bronze medals.

Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and two bronze medals to the country’s tally at the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday, with Nitesh bagging the silver medal in the 97kg category, while Sachin Sahrawat (67kg GR) and Prince (82kg) clinched the bronze medals. The three medals on Wednesday took India’s overall medal tally to two silver and three bronze medals on the third day of competition, with two women wrestlers securing a spot in the bronze medal play-offs. All eyes of the Indian contingent on Wednesday were on Nitesh, who had already improved on his last edition’s showing by reaching the final of the 97kg category. The 23-year-old was up against defending champion Mohammadhadi Saravi and could not weave the same magic that saw him reach the finals as he went down 1-7 in the final bout. ALSO READ | From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions Earlier, Sachin Sahrawat opened India’s medal account on Wednesday when he fought back from a 3-5 deficit in the second round to beat Abdumalik Aminov of Uzbekistan 6-5 in the 67kg Greco-Roman bronze medal match. Sachin, who had defeated China’s Ji Leng in the Repechage round to make it to the bronze medal play-off, scored two points in the last minute with a take down and got one for the Uzbek wrestler, losing his challenge to claim victory. Prince then added the second bronze medal of the day to India’s kitty when he registered a dominant 10-1 win over Didar Amannazarov of Turkmenistan in the 82kg Greco-Roman. In the women’s wrestling competition, Hansika Lamba (55kg) and Neha (59kg) will be challenging for the bronze medal after losing their respective semi-finals. Hansika went down against the last edition silver medallist, Yuxuan Li of China, 11-1 in the semi-finals and will now face Aruuke Kadyrbek Kyzy in the bronze medal play-off. ALSO READ | From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL Later, Neha came up against former Asian Champion Mengyu Xie of China and despite her spirited effort, ended on the wrong side of the 12-5 score-line. She will now face Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia for the bronze medal. Neelam could also have a shot at the bronze medal after she made it to the Repechage round in the 50kg category, after Japan’s Yui Sasaki, who defeated the Indian in the quarterfinals, reached the summit clash. Neelam will now face China’s Ziqi Feng in the Repechage round on Thursday.

Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and two bronze medals to the country’s tally at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday, with Nitesh bagging the silver medal in the 97kg category, while Sachin Sahrawat and Prince clinched the bronze medals.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Nitesh bags silver medal in 97kg Greco Roman

Owing to the controversy surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Thursday announced that the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships that was supposed to take place in New Delhi&nbsp;has now been moved out to Astana in Kazakhstan. The continent event, which was earlier slated for March 28th to April 2nd window in India's capital, will now be held from April 7th to 15th, the wrestling’s governing body said adding the final dates will be confirmed soon.

"UWW was forced to change the host of the continental championships due to the recent developments in Indian wrestling and a pending inquiry by the Indian sports ministry against the Wrestling Federation of India," the UWW said in a statement.

Meanwhile, early this year, several top wrestlers including Olympic champions in Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vijay Dahiya among others protested at Jantar Mantar in Delhi alleging the WFI president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh along with other members of the committee for sexual misconducts on the female wrestlers over a long time.&nbsp;More so that the decorated female wrestler Vinesh Phogat and others also alleged that Brij had actually threatened them and they also raised fingers on the mismanagement by wrestling’s top body in India.

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The Sports Ministry took notice of this protest that made headlines overnight for all wrong reasons. Acting immediately on this, the former BCCI president Anurag Thakur-led ministry held a meeting with the wrestlers assuring strict actions against the accused pending further investigation into the matter.

As a result, Brij Bhushan was sacked from his position then and there while a new committee was formed on January 23rd, chaired by former Olympic medalist Mary Kom to inquire the allegations laid by the wrestlers and were asked to submit a report within four weeks. Later, on past Thursday, the committee extended the deadline by further two weeks.

In the past,&nbsp;Astana in Kazakhstan also hosted the 2019 World Championships in addition to hosting the Asian Championships in 2021.

Owing to the controversy surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Thursday announced that the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships that was supposed to take place in New Delhi has now been moved out to Astana in Kazakhstan.

Owing to the controversy surrounding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Thursday announced that the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships that was supposed to take place in New Delhi has now been moved out to Astana in Kazakhstan. The continent event, which was earlier slated for March 28th to April 2nd window in India's capital, will now be held from April 7th to 15th, the wrestling’s governing body said adding the final dates will be confirmed soon. "UWW was forced to change the host of the continental championships due to the recent developments in Indian wrestling and a pending inquiry by the Indian sports ministry against the Wrestling Federation of India," the UWW said in a statement. Meanwhile, early this year, several top wrestlers including Olympic champions in Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vijay Dahiya among others protested at Jantar Mantar in Delhi alleging the WFI president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh along with other members of the committee for sexual misconducts on the female wrestlers over a long time. More so that the decorated female wrestler Vinesh Phogat and others also alleged that Brij had actually threatened them and they also raised fingers on the mismanagement by wrestling’s top body in India. ALSO READ: MCC take steps towards normalising 'Mankad' at all age group levels, says the bowler is not the villain here The Sports Ministry took notice of this protest that made headlines overnight for all wrong reasons. Acting immediately on this, the former BCCI president Anurag Thakur-led ministry held a meeting with the wrestlers assuring strict actions against the accused pending further investigation into the matter. As a result, Brij Bhushan was sacked from his position then and there while a new committee was formed on January 23rd, chaired by former Olympic medalist Mary Kom to inquire the allegations laid by the wrestlers and were asked to submit a report within four weeks. Later, on past Thursday, the committee extended the deadline by further two weeks. In the past, Astana in Kazakhstan also hosted the 2019 World Championships in addition to hosting the Asian Championships in 2021.

UWW confirms Asian Wrestling Championships to move out of New Delhi to Astana due to WFI controversy

tar Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya grabbed the gold medal while Bajrang Punia and Gourav Baliyan settled for silvers at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday.

This is Ravi Kumar Dahiya`s third straight Asian Championships title. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist registered a comprehensive 12-2 technical superiority win against Rakhat Kalzhan of Kazakhstan in the 57kg men`s freestyle final.

Dahiya had begun his title defence with a win over Rikuto Arai of Japan and followed it up with a semi-final victory over Mongolia`s Zanabazar Zanadanbud.

Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang Punia was undone by junior world champion Rahman Mousa Amouzadkhalili of Iran 1-3 in the men`s 65kg freestyle final. Amouzadkhalili had come through the qualification round to defeat the top-seeded Bajrang Punia.

Later, Gourav Baliyan picked silver in the 79kg, losing to Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi of Iran in the final. Gourav was down 0-8 in the final but produced a terrific comeback to make it 9-9 right at the end of the bout. But a bigger scoring move (four-pointer) from the Iranian meant the Indian grappler had to make do with the silver medal.

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This is Gourav Baliyan`s second silver medal at the Asian Championships after finishing runner-up in 2020 as well.

In the men`s 70kg freestyle, Naveen pinned Temuulen Enkhtuya of Mongolia to add another bronze to India`s tally. Satywart Kadian picked the final medal of the day for India, winning the 97kg men`s freestyle bronze.&nbsp;

tar Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya grabbed the gold medal while Bajrang Punia and Gourav Baliyan settled for silvers at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday.

tar Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya grabbed the gold medal while Bajrang Punia and Gourav Baliyan settled for silvers at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday. This is Ravi Kumar Dahiya`s third straight Asian Championships title. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist registered a comprehensive 12-2 technical superiority win against Rakhat Kalzhan of Kazakhstan in the 57kg men`s freestyle final. Dahiya had begun his title defence with a win over Rikuto Arai of Japan and followed it up with a semi-final victory over Mongolia`s Zanabazar Zanadanbud. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang Punia was undone by junior world champion Rahman Mousa Amouzadkhalili of Iran 1-3 in the men`s 65kg freestyle final. Amouzadkhalili had come through the qualification round to defeat the top-seeded Bajrang Punia. Later, Gourav Baliyan picked silver in the 79kg, losing to Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi of Iran in the final. Gourav was down 0-8 in the final but produced a terrific comeback to make it 9-9 right at the end of the bout. But a bigger scoring move (four-pointer) from the Iranian meant the Indian grappler had to make do with the silver medal. Also Read: Asian Wrestling Championships: Anshu Malik, Radhika secure silver; Manisha settles for bronze This is Gourav Baliyan`s second silver medal at the Asian Championships after finishing runner-up in 2020 as well. In the men`s 70kg freestyle, Naveen pinned Temuulen Enkhtuya of Mongolia to add another bronze to India`s tally. Satywart Kadian picked the final medal of the day for India, winning the 97kg men`s freestyle bronze.

Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: Ravi Dahiya clinches gold; Bajrang Punia wins silver

Indian wrestlers Anshu Malik and Radhika settled for the silver medal in their respective 57kg and 65kg category games while Manisha claimed bronze in 62kg here at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 on Friday. Indian wrestler Anshu Malik settled for the silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 as she lost to Japan`s Tsugumi Sakurai 0-4 in the 57kg category final in Ulaanbaatar.

Malik won gold in the 2021 edition of the Asian Championships 57kg wrestling event and was out to defend her title on Friday. In the clash, Defending champion lost the bout before she could make a mover as Sakurai took a 4-0 lead by pinning and rolling her Indian opponent out of the ring.

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Meanwhile, Radhika won three of her four bouts in the 65kg category to ensure a silver medal in the tournament. The only match that she lost was against Japan`s Miya Morikawa. Manisha bagged the bronze medal in the 62kg category by defeating South Korea`s Hanbit Lee 4-2.

Earlier, Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen won bronze medals for India in their respective women`s freestyle weight categories at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022. On Saturday, Indian men`s freestyle wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympic medalists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, will compete.

Indian wrestlers Anshu Malik and Radhika settled for the silver medal in their respective 57kg and 65kg category games while Manisha claimed bronze in 62kg here at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 on Friday.

Indian wrestlers Anshu Malik and Radhika settled for the silver medal in their respective 57kg and 65kg category games while Manisha claimed bronze in 62kg here at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 on Friday. Indian wrestler Anshu Malik settled for the silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 as she lost to Japan`s Tsugumi Sakurai 0-4 in the 57kg category final in Ulaanbaatar. Malik won gold in the 2021 edition of the Asian Championships 57kg wrestling event and was out to defend her title on Friday. In the clash, Defending champion lost the bout before she could make a mover as Sakurai took a 4-0 lead by pinning and rolling her Indian opponent out of the ring. ALSO READ | Asian Wrestling C'ships: Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers end campaign in style with 5 medals Meanwhile, Radhika won three of her four bouts in the 65kg category to ensure a silver medal in the tournament. The only match that she lost was against Japan`s Miya Morikawa. Manisha bagged the bronze medal in the 62kg category by defeating South Korea`s Hanbit Lee 4-2. Earlier, Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen won bronze medals for India in their respective women`s freestyle weight categories at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022. On Saturday, Indian men`s freestyle wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympic medalists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, will compete.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Anshu Malik, Radhika secure silver; Manisha settles for bronze

Harpreet Singh and Sachin Sahrawat won a bronze each as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers concluded their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 with five medals in Ulaanbaatar. Former Asian Championships silver medallist, Harpreet Singh was declared the winner in the bronze medal match after Jafar Khan from Qatar suffered an injury.

The remaining four Greco-Roman wrestlers - Gyanender (60kg), Sachin Sahrawat (67kg), Vikas (72kg), and Ravi (97kg) - in action on Wednesday, meanwhile, lost in the quarter-finals. However, Sachin Sahrawat, who lost to eventual finalist Meiirzhan Shermakhanbet of Kazakhstan, a former world championships bronze medallist, by fall, came back strongly against Uzbekistan`s Mahmud Bakhshilloev to clinch the bronze medal. Earlier on Tuesday, three Greco-Roman wrestlers - Sunil Kumar (87kg), Arjun Halakurki (55kg) and Neeraj (63kg) - had won bronze medals for India in their respective weight divisions. Overall, 10 Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers participated in the continental showpiece.

Harpreet Singh and Sachin Sahrawat won a bronze each as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers concluded their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 with five medals in Ulaanbaatar.

Harpreet Singh and Sachin Sahrawat won a bronze each as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers concluded their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 with five medals in Ulaanbaatar. Former Asian Championships silver medallist, Harpreet Singh was declared the winner in the bronze medal match after Jafar Khan from Qatar suffered an injury. The remaining four Greco-Roman wrestlers - Gyanender (60kg), Sachin Sahrawat (67kg), Vikas (72kg), and Ravi (97kg) - in action on Wednesday, meanwhile, lost in the quarter-finals. However, Sachin Sahrawat, who lost to eventual finalist Meiirzhan Shermakhanbet of Kazakhstan, a former world championships bronze medallist, by fall, came back strongly against Uzbekistan`s Mahmud Bakhshilloev to clinch the bronze medal. Earlier on Tuesday, three Greco-Roman wrestlers - Sunil Kumar (87kg), Arjun Halakurki (55kg) and Neeraj (63kg) - had won bronze medals for India in their respective weight divisions. Overall, 10 Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers participated in the continental showpiece.

Asian Wrestling C'ships: Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers end campaign in style with 5 medals

India's Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari bagged bronze medals for the country in the women's competition of the Asian Wrestling Championships here Thursday.

Asian Games bronze-medallist Kakran defeated Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia via fall in the play-off&nbsp;of the 68kg category to finish on the podium.&nbsp;

It was double delight for India as Manju also secured a bronze medal earlier in the day by beating Vietnam's Thi Huong Dao 11-2.&nbsp;

Seema, who also made it to the play-off, however failed to register a hat-trick of bronze medals for India after losing to Valentina Ivanovna Islamova Brik of Kazakhstan 5-11 in the 50kg category.

Earlier in the day, while Kakran and Manju reached the bronze medal round after losing their respective semi-final bouts, Seema made it to the third-fourth place tie after winning her repechage bout.

Silver-medallist in the 69kg category at the 2017 edition of the Asian Championships in New Delhi, Kakran lost out on a place in the final of 68kg after going down to Feng Zhou of China 4-14 in the semifinals.

Kakran, who is returning to competitive wrestling after recovering from an ankle injury, came up with an impressive show to beat Hong Thuy Nguyen of Vietnam 10-0 in her quarterfinal bout.

In the 59kg category, Manju had lost to Battsetseg Altantsetseg of Mongolia 6-15 in the last four stage to settle for a place in the bronze-medal round.

Manju had earlier beaten Kazakhstan's Madina Bakbergenova 5-3 in the quarterfinals. &nbsp;

In the 50kg category, Seema defeated Meng Hsuan Hsieh of Chinese Taipei 10-2 in her repechage bout. She had earlier lost to Yuki Irie of Japan in the qualification round but made the repechage after her Japanese rival reached the final.

However, India's campaign got over early in the 55kg and 76kg weight divisions when Lalita and Pooja lost their respective quarterfinal bouts to bow out of the event.&nbsp;

India's Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari bagged bronze medals for the country in the women's competition of the Asian Wrestling Championships here Thursday. Asian Games bronze-medallist Kakran defeated Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia via fall in the play-off of the 68kg category to finish on the podium.

India's Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari bagged bronze medals for the country in the women's competition of the Asian Wrestling Championships here Thursday. Asian Games bronze-medallist Kakran defeated Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia via fall in the play-off of the 68kg category to finish on the podium. It was double delight for India as Manju also secured a bronze medal earlier in the day by beating Vietnam's Thi Huong Dao 11-2. Seema, who also made it to the play-off, however failed to register a hat-trick of bronze medals for India after losing to Valentina Ivanovna Islamova Brik of Kazakhstan 5-11 in the 50kg category. Earlier in the day, while Kakran and Manju reached the bronze medal round after losing their respective semi-final bouts, Seema made it to the third-fourth place tie after winning her repechage bout. Silver-medallist in the 69kg category at the 2017 edition of the Asian Championships in New Delhi, Kakran lost out on a place in the final of 68kg after going down to Feng Zhou of China 4-14 in the semifinals. Kakran, who is returning to competitive wrestling after recovering from an ankle injury, came up with an impressive show to beat Hong Thuy Nguyen of Vietnam 10-0 in her quarterfinal bout. In the 59kg category, Manju had lost to Battsetseg Altantsetseg of Mongolia 6-15 in the last four stage to settle for a place in the bronze-medal round. Manju had earlier beaten Kazakhstan's Madina Bakbergenova 5-3 in the quarterfinals. In the 50kg category, Seema defeated Meng Hsuan Hsieh of Chinese Taipei 10-2 in her repechage bout. She had earlier lost to Yuki Irie of Japan in the qualification round but made the repechage after her Japanese rival reached the final. However, India's campaign got over early in the 55kg and 76kg weight divisions when Lalita and Pooja lost their respective quarterfinal bouts to bow out of the event.

Divya Kakran, Manju Kumari hand India twin bronze medals in Asian Wrestling Championships

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