New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Manisha Bhanwala had nothing to lose after Abigail Nette of the US went up 6- 0 in the 59kg final at the World Wrestling Championships in Astana. Manisha said she came back more determined in the second period and overturned the deficit, winning the final 8-6 to become India's first woman world champion in wrestling.

"Whenever I am in a situation where I am trailing by a big margin, I just throw myself into attack because I have nothing to lose. I did exactly that, took the bout till the end and drew her into my fight," said Manisha in an interaction from Astana organised by the Wrestling Federation of India.

"I did not perform that well at the Asian Games. I was frustrated, but the national coach (Virender Dahiya)...