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[ad_1] India continued their winning run at the U-23 World Wrestling Championship to create history by winning two more bronze medals in the Greco-Roman category, taking their tally to a record three medals on Wednesday. Nitesh won the 97 kg Bronze by defeating Brazillian Igor Fernando Alves De Queirozin in the Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship in Spain. The Indian wrestler completely dominated the Brazil wrestler and won 10-0 giving India its third medal.Vikas defeated Daigo Kobayashi of Japan in the 72 kg bronze medal match to take home the Bronze. The ace wrestler won 6-0, a victory by points to give India its second medal.The Indian squad scripted history after winning three medals for the first time in the Greco-Roman style at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship.Ear...

[ad_1] Sajan Bhanwala became the first Indian Greco Roman wrestler to win a medal at the Under-23 World Championship when he edged past Ukraine's Dmytro Vasetskyi on 'criteria' to emerge winner in the bronze play-off, in Pontevedra, Spain. It was the Ukrainian who pulled off a four-pointer on the edge of the circle for a solid start but Bhanwala bounced back immediately with a strong move that got him into a position from where he could pin his rival. Though he could not pin his rival, it was good enough to earn four points. Bhanwala lost two more points and got into defensive mode.For staying passive, Bhanwala put on 'Par Terre' position, something Indian wrestlers are very poor at defending and the Ukrainian pulled off another four-pointer from the ground position for a handsome 10-4 l...

[ad_1] In a bizarre decision, the embassy of Spain has denied visas to 21 Indian wrestlers, who were to compete at the U-23 World Championship in Pontevedra, on suspicion that they will not leave the territory before the expiry of visas, the national federation said on Monday. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had picked a 30-member squad for the Championship, that began on Monday, but only nine were granted visas. India's first ever Under-20 woman world Champion Antim Panghal was among the wrestlers who missed out on participation."This is something we have never faced before. Despite presenting the Indian government's clearance and an invitation from the world governing body UWW, our wrestlers have been denied visas on the most frivolous ground," WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tom...