Harpreet Singh and Arjun Halakurki bagged a gold medal in 82kg and 57kg division at the Tata Motors 65th Senior Greco Roman Style National Wrestling Championship being organized in Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar.
Arjun, who was returning from a shoulder injury represented Service boards was one of the two first podium finishes for the SSCB. The other one was Naveen in 130kg.
Harpreet, meanwhile, was part of Punjab’s star-studded Greco-Roman lineup. This was his seventh gold medal which he staked claim to by defeating Sanjeet in 48-seconds.
On the second day, bouts in the remaining weight categories will take place. All eyes will be on Asian Championship gold medallist Sunil Kumar.
55 kg.
Gold Arjun Halakurki SSCB
Silver Vijay SSCB
Bronze Arshad UP
Bronze Shrikant. HAR
60 kg.
Gold Manish RSPB
Silver Sunny Jadhav MP
Bronze Gyanendra RSPB
Bronze Sachin Rana RSPB
67 kg.
Gold Gaurav UP
Silver Surajmal SSCB
Bronze Sachin SSCB
Bronze Deepak RSPB
82 kg.
Gold Harpreet Singh PUB
Silver Sanjeet. SSCB
Bronze Atul RSPB
Bronze Rohit Dahiya HAR
130 kg.
Gold Naveen SSCB
Silver Ravi Delhi
Bronze Sonu SSCB
Bronze Aawesh HAR
Bouts in remaining 5 weight categories i.e. 63, 72, 77, 87 & 97 kg. will be held tomorrow.