World wrestling | Antim and Manisha stay in bronze medal competition

Worlds bronze medallist Antim Panghal (53kg) and Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala (62kg) remained in bronze medal competition on the World wrestling championships in Zagreb on Wednesday.

Fourth-seeded Antim steamrollered Spain’s World junior silver medallist Carla Jaume Soler 10-0 within the pre-quarterfinals and beat 55kg Worlds silver medallist Chinese Zhang Jin 9-8 within the quarterfinals to arrange a semifinal conflict with World No.1 and Paris Olympics silver medallist Lucia Yepez.

With her all-round sport, the Ecuadorian was too good for Antim as she grabbed a 4 pointer amid explosive motion within the first interval. Antim pulled one again to path 1-4 on the break.

Lucia prolonged her result in 5-1 by a push-out.

Antim’s makes an attempt to assault Lucia’s legs have been foiled by the swiftly shifting prime seed. The Indian, who acquired medical consideration for her bleeding mouth within the second interval, lastly picked up two factors with a last-second take down, however it was too little and got here too late.

Sixth-seeded Manisha started with a 2-1 victory over Venezuela’s Astrid Chirinos earlier than falling 0-8 to Asian silver medallist Kim Ok Ju within the last-eight. She certified for the repechage after the North Korean entered the ultimate.

Priya Malik (76kg) pinned Italian Enrica Einaldi in a repechage combat to maneuver into the bronze medal match.

Two Indians exited early. Radhika (68kg) beat Laura Godino ‘by fall’ however tasted a 0-11 defeat in opposition to USA’s Kennedy Blades. Jyoti Berwal (72kg) was pinned by Mongolian Bolortungalag Zorgit.