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Double Worlds bronze medallist Antim Panghal, Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala and Olympian Nisha Dahiya emerged champions successful the women’s competitions connected the opening time of the National wrestling championships astatine the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex present connected Friday.
Antim, who regularly competes successful 53kg, won the 55kg crown. Manisha, the 62kg Asian champion, claimed the 57kg title, portion Nisha secured the 68kg golden medal.
Despite little challenges from Hansika (8-0) successful the quarterfinals, Ahilya Shinde (14-8) successful the semifinals and Jyoti successful the last (5-0), Antim had a comfy outing. In the final, some Antim and Jyoti showed their antiaircraft skills, but the erstwhile executed a take-down successful each play to triumph the match.
Haryana's Manisha Bhanwala, successful red, successful enactment against Delhi's Neha Sharma successful the women's 57kg golden medal lucifer astatine the National Wrestling Championship successful Ahmedabad connected Friday, December 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
“I had the acquisition of warring with these girls. They shuffle betwixt 53kg and 55kg. I wanted to debar cutting my value for this event. I volition spell backmost to 53kg for the Pro Wrestling League and different important events adjacent year,” said Antim, who past competed successful 55kg 3 years ago.
Manisha cruised to the last earlier overcoming Neha Sharma’s situation for a 2-1 victory. In a bout involving nary scoring moves, some earned points owed to the rival’s passivity.
Nisha, who led 4-0 successful the archetypal period, pinned Srishti with much than 2 minutes near successful the timepiece to container the gold.
Railways’ Nisha Dahiya , successful blue, successful enactment against Delhi's Srishti successful the women's 68kg golden medal lucifer astatine the National Wrestling Championship successful Ahmedabad connected Friday, December 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Haryana picked up the squad title, portion Railways was runner-up.
The results: Women: 50kg: Gold: Neelam (RSPB) bt Shweta A. (Kar) by wounded forfeiture; Bronze: Muskan (Har) bt Gauri Patil (Mah) ‘by fall,’ Shivanee Pawar (MP) bt Aarti Gurjar (Raj) 10-0.
53kg: Gold: Anjali (Raj) bt Swati Shinde (Mah) 8-8 by criteria; Bronze: Juli (UP) bt Archana (Del) 4-0, Manjeet Kaur (Pun) bt Meenakshi (Har) by fall.
55kg: Gold: Antim Panghal (RSPB) bt Jyoti (SSCB) 5-0; Bronze: Kriti (Del) bt Simranpreet Kaur (Pub) 4-2, Hansika (Har) bt Ahilya Shinde (Mah) 11-0.
57kg: Gold: Manisha Bhanwala (Har) bt Neha Sharma (Del) 2-1; Bronze: Tanvi (Mah) bt Chhaya Patel (MP) 12-1, Nitu (Chd) Naga Laxmi (Tel) 10-0.
59kg: Gold: Rajnita (Har) bt Pushpa Yadav (UP) 10-0; Bronze: Dhanashri (Mah) bt Prerna Mehta (HP) 14-4, Komal (RSPB) bt Soniya (Raj) 9-1.
62kg: Gold: Anjli (Har) bt Bhagyashri (Mah) ‘by fall;’ Bronze: Nitika (Del) bt Khushi Thakur (HP) ‘by fall,’ Mansi (RSPB) bt Raj Kaur (Pun) 10-0.
65kg: Gold: Pulkit (Har) bt Jaspreet Kaur (Pun) 10-0; Bronze: Monika (Raj) bt Bhateri (SSCB) 6-0, Freedom Yadav (UP) bt Neelam (Guj) 4-0.
68kg: Nisha Dahiya (RSPB) bt Srishti (Del) ‘by fall;’ Bronze: Mansi Lather (Har) bt Amruta (Mah) 11-0, Tanu Jat (MP) bt Manjusha M. (Ker) 10-0.
72kg: Gold: Diksha Malik (SSCB) bt Harshita (Har) 10-9; Bronze: Priyanka (RSPB) bt Sanofar (Guj) 10-0, Maya Mali (Raj) bt Jashanbir Kaur (Pun) 14-3.
76kg: Gold: Jyoti (Har) bt Priya (SSCB) 4-2; Bronze: Tanu (Raj) bt Pari Chaudhary (UP) 6-5, Kiran (RSPB) bt Kashish Verma (MP) ‘by fall.’
