Sangeeta Phogat, one of many six wrestlers who protested towards WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar, on Saturday received a bronze medal within the non-Olympic 59kg class that featured six grapplers on the Hungary Rating Collection match. Sangeeta started with a crushing defeat by fall however bounced again with a win in her second bout. She misplaced her semifinal however received the bronze play-off 6-2 towards younger Hungarian Viktoria Borsos, the U-20 World Championship silver medallist. Sangeeta, who received the Nationwide Championship within the 62kg final yr, started with a defeat by fall towards American Jennifer Web page Rogers.

The competition lasted simply 80 seconds with the American pulling away with a proper leg assault that led to a take-down and a number of rolls. Ultimately, the American obtained herself ready to pin Sangeeta.

In her subsequent bout towards America’s Brenda Olivia Reyna, the Indian managed to shake off rust and was fast along with her motion. She went into the break with a 4-2 lead and stored consolidating to lastly win the bout by technical superiority.

आप सभी के बधाई के संदेश मुझ तक पहुँच रहे हैं इस पल पर बहुत भावुक हूँ।

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मैं इस मेडल को दुनिया की उन सभी संघर्षशील महिलाओं को समर्पित करती हूँ जो महिलाओं के विरुद्ध हुए अपराधों के ख़िलाफ़ संघर्षरत हैं।… pic.twitter.com/FyJnqhaHVZ

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One win and one defeat in six-wrestler draw put her within the semifinal towards Poland’s Magdalena Urszula Glodek.

Sangeeta initiated double-leg assaults however lacked energy to transform these strikes into factors. Nonetheless she led twice, first 2-0 after which 4-2m however Glodek’s counter-attacking strikes had been adequate to race to a detailed 6-4 win.

Within the bronze play-off towards native favorite Borsos, Sangeeta took the lead with a take-down transfer. The Hungarian fought again to make it 2-2 however Sangeeta quickly launched a quick and livid assault.

Borsos put up a very good defence however Sangeeta breached it for a 4-2 lead.

Within the second interval, Sangeeta didn’t lose a single level and added two to her kitty to take the bronze medal.