Wrestler Anshu Malik creates history, becomes first Indian woman to enter World Championships final
The 19-year-old Anshu, the reigning Asian champion, controlled the semifinal from the beginning and won by technical superiority in the 57kg category to go into history books. Notably, only four Indian women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds and all of them -- Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018), and Vinesh Phogat (2019) -- have clinched bronze.
Oct 06, 2021, 22:09 PM IST