Las Vegas: India's Amrita Pujari has made it to the finals of the women's 72 kg category after performing brilliantly in the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship. Amrita, a resident of Solapur, Maharashtra, entered the title match by defeating Wenjin Qiu of China 10-8 in the semi-finals. She will face Ukraine's Iryna Jablotska in the final.
Defeated China's wrestler in the semi-finals
Amrita had defeated Kazakhstan's Sabirzanova 7-1 before the semi-finals. After this, he registered a 10-8 victory against Wenjin Qiu and booked his ticket to the finals. Now his eyes are on the gold medal.
Komal won bronze in 59 kg
India's Komal won the bronze medal in the women's 59 kg category. She defeated Victoria K of Kazakhstan 7-2 in the medal match.
Earlier, Komal had to face defeat in the semi-finals against Ukraine's Elena Filipovich on the basis of technical superiority. In the quarterfinals she defeated Ella Finding of Canada.
Sweety and Vaishnavi also in race for medal
In the women's 53 kg category, Sweety is in the race for the bronze medal through repechage. She lost 2–11 to Christelle Rodríguez Dobler in the quarterfinals. After Dobler reaches the finals, Sweety gets a chance to enter the repechage. Now she will face China's Xiaptong Zheng.
At the same time, in 65 kg category, Vaishnavi Patil also remains a medal contender through repechage. She will face Haruka Kobaru of Japan.
Deeksha Malik stood fifth
India's Diksha Malik finished fifth in the women's 76 kg category.
Indian wrestlers did not compete in many categories due to visa related problems
Due to visa related reasons, India could not field its wrestlers in many categories. Apart from the women's 50, 55, 57 and 62 kg categories, no player from India could participate in the Greco-Roman 60, 77, 82, 97 and 130 kg categories.
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