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India win 3 bronze medal in Greco-Roman events of Asian Wrestling Championships

Ashu won a bronze in 67kg category, Aditya and Hardeep bagged medals of same colour in 72kg and 97kg respectively

Agencies New Delhi Published 19.02.20, 09:27 PM
India's Ashu (blue) fights against Abdwlkarim Mohd Alhasan of Syria during the 67 kg- category bronze medal match of the Asian Wrestling Championship 2020, in New Delhi on Wednesday

India's Ashu (blue) fights against Abdwlkarim Mohd Alhasan of Syria during the 67 kg- category bronze medal match of the Asian Wrestling Championship 2020, in New Delhi on Wednesday (PTI)

Ashu, Aditya Kundu and Hardeep won a bronze medal each in their respective weight categories, as Indian wrestlers bagged five medals in Greco-Roman events of the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Wednesday.

While Ashu won a bronze in the 67kg category, Aditya and Hardeep bagged medals of same colour in the 72kg and 97kg, respectively, on the second day of the competitions.

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Ashu beat Syria’s Abdulkarim Mohammad Al-Hasan 8-1 while Adiyta defeated Nao Kusaka of Japan 8-0 inside one-and-a-half minutes in a lop-sided 72kg bronze medal bout at the KD Jadhav Hall in the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Later in the evening, Hardeep beat Kyrgyzstan’s Beksultan Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov 3-1 to register India's third podium finish of the day.

India have so far earner five medals in the championships.

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