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Two-time World Championships medalist Antim Panghal suffered a daze decision to Meenakshi astatine the enactment trials and eventual exclusion from the broadside for the Asian Wrestling Championships astatine the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium present connected Tuesday.
Antim, who has virtually dominated the 53kg for the past mates of years, was pinned by Meenakshi successful the last of the trials aft breezing done the opening rounds without dropping a point, arsenic did her opponent.
But the 25-year-old Meenakshi was confident, playing to her strengths and not allowing Antim to attack. The 2 were tied 2-2 successful the archetypal play earlier Meenakshi managed a mates of take-downs to contention up 6-2. With seconds near connected the clock, she pushed Antim’s shoulders to the mat to triumph by Fall.
In the 76kg final, Kajal Dhochak continued her awesome signifier from the Pro Wrestling League to bushed favourite Priya Malik 4-2.
Other categories, meanwhile, went arsenic per expectations with Manisha Bhanwala, defending champion successful the 62kg, moving down 2 categories to triumph successful 57kg, and Mansi Ahlawat (62kg) booking their respective berths.
In Lucknow, the men’s trials were connected much predictable lines but for Paris Olympics bronze medalist Aman Sehrawat participating and winning successful the non-Olympic 61kg category, moving up from the 57kg. In his absence, Ankush took the apical spot successful the 57kg.
Meanwhile, 4 men and women each crossed categories person besides been selected for the Asian Beach Games successful Sanya, China, adjacent month.
The squads: Men: Freestyle: Ankush (57kg), Aman Sehrawat (61kg), Sujeet Kalkal (65kg), Abhimanyu (70kg), Jaideep (74kg), Sandeep Mann (79kg), Mukul Dahiya (86kg), Punit Kumar (92kg), Vicky (97kg), Dinesh Shankar (125kg).
Greco-Roman: Lalit (55kg), Sahil (60kg), Sunny (63kg), Sachin Sehrawat (67kg), Anil (72kg), Aman (77kg), Prince (82kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Nitesh (97kg), Joginder Rathi (130kg).
Women: Neelam Sirohi (50kg), Meenakshi (53kg), Hanshika Lamba (55kg), Manisha Bhanwala (57kg), Neha Sangwan (59kg), Mansi Ahlawat (62kg), Monika (65kg), Mansi Lather (68kg), Harshitha (72kg), Kajal Dhocjak (76kg).
ABG squad: Men: Siddharth (70kg), Amit (80kg), Aryan (90kg), Jaspooran Singh(90+kg). Women: Priyanshi Prajapat (50kg), Pushpa Yadav (60kg), Jaspreet Kaur (70kg), Priya Malik (70+kg).
