Kajal and Neelam enter final of World Wrestling C'ships, assure medals
New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India's Kajal Dhochak (76kg) and Neelam Sirohi (50kg) stormed into their respective finals of the ongoing wrestling World Championships in Astana on Tuesday, making it the first occasion of two Indian women making the Worlds final. The only other Indian woman wrestler to reach the World Championships final before these two was Anshu Malik (57kg) who returned with a silver medal from Oslo in 2021.
Kajal, 18, pulled off a stunning 10-7 comeback win over seasoned Kyrgyzstan wrestler Aiperi Medet Kyzy in the 76kg semi-final to set up the summit clash against Ukraine's Anastasiya Alpyeyeva. Having survived a pin attempt early in the bout and trailing 1-7 at the end of the first period, Kajal launched a spirited counter-atta...
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