India’s nightmarish run is continuing at the World Wrestling Championship 2019 at Nur-Sultan. After extremely disappointing performance of Indian Greco-Roman team, Indian women team also failed to bring joy to the fans.
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The Asian Games gold medallist started out in an emphatic fashion as she routed Olympic bronze medallist Sofia Mattsson 13-0 in the opening round.
Vinesh never allowed Sofia to play her hold-game and took an early 4-0 lead. The Asian Games gold medallist made attacks around the waist and earned four points. Vinesh went into a massive 13-0 lead in the final seconds of the bout when she pushed Sofia out of the mat. The Swede opted to challenge the referee’s decision but eventually lost it as Vinesh had her foot inside the line.
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In the women’s 72kg category, Komal Gole lost 1-4 to Turkey’s Beste Altug in the qualification round
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In the 50kg second round, second seed of the category Seema lost 2-9 to Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stanik.
In the 55kg second round, Lalita lost 10-3 to Mongolia’s Bolortuya Bat Ochir.
Earlier in the day, Naveen lost the lost the Greco-Roman 130kg repechage to Estonia’s Heiki Nabi. With Naveen’s exit, India’s run in the Greco-Roman category ended, with none of the 10 wrestlers making the quarterfinals.
