Anshu Malik World Wrestling Championship: Anshu Malik loses by fall to Helen in final; India finish fifth
Oslo/UNI: Helen Maroults of the USA defeated India's Anshu Malik by fall in 3:59 minutes to claim the gold medal in 57 kg women freestyle bout in the World Wrestling Championship 2021 and the bragging rights on Friday.
Japan lifted the team trophy with 196 points while the American women will return home with the runners-up trophy, as they secured 147 points.
Mongolia and Ukraine finished third and fourth with 78 and 73 points respectively.
India finished fifth with 67 points and Kyrgyzstan were sixth with 65 points.
Twenty years old Anshu had posted a VSU, 11-0 verdict against Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine to raise hopes of fans back in India of becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the World Championship.
In the final, she suffered an injury post which her hand could be seen supported by a sling during the prize distribution ceremony.
In the quarter-final, Anshu beat Davaachimeg Erkhembayar of Mongolia by VPO1, 5 - 1 and in the pre-quarter-final bout Anshu out-pointed Nilufar Raimova (KAZ) by VSU1, 15 - 5.
In the third-place medal, Sae Nanjo of Japan defeated Veronika Chumikova of Rusia 7-3 and Davaachimeg Erkhembayar of Mongolia beat Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine by 11-8.
Sarita defeated Sara Johanna LindIinborg of Sweden by VPO1, 8 - 2 to claim the bronze medal in the 59 kg class.
In 50 kg quarter-finale, Nadezhda Sokolova of Russia beat Kumari Hanny of India by VSU, 10 - 0
In the 55 kg category, Jenna Rose Burkert (USA) denied Pinki of India the bronze medal as she won by VPO1, 5 - 2.
Another Indian woman wrestler Divya Karan was beaten by Davaanasan Enkh Amar of Mongolia by VPO1, 6 - 2 in 72 kg repechage bout.
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