Ranking series wrestling event: Priya Malik gets silver, Manisha clinches bronze

Mr. Jindal
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Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest.

The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23 champion, performed well to upset 2016 Olympics bronze medallist Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan 7-2 and World under-23 bronze medallist Valeriia Trifonova 11-1 to book a place in the final.

Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala (62kg) bagged a bronze medal.

India topped the women’s team ranking with two gold, two silver and two bronze.

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