Wrestler Anil Kumar wins silver in Asian Championship
May 22nd, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s Anil Kumar Sunday won a silver in the 60-kg Greco-Roman style in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship at Tashkent.
Anil lost to Almat Kebispayev of Kazakhstan 0-6 in the final.
He had defeated Iran’s Abdolmohammad Papi 3-1 in the quarterfinal and Kyrgyzstan’s Beishaliev Azia 3-0 in the the semifinal.
In the women’s section, Navjot Kaur won the bronze medal in the 67-kg category.
She lost to Bayarzaya Tsedendorj 1-3 the qualification round. In the repechage, she defeated China’s Yuanyuan Wang 12-8 for a medal finish.
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