Sumit Malik claims 57kg silver in World under-20 wrestling

Sumit Malik lost 5-8 to European under-20 bronze medallist Magomed Ozdamirov in the 57kg freestyle final to take the silver medal at the World under-20 wrestling championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, on Tuesday.

Women wrestlers Tapasya (57kg) and Srishti (68kg) reached their respective finals to ensure two more medals for India. Tapasya pinned Dolzhon Tsyngueva and France’s Romaissa El Kharroubi before pipping Japanese Sowaka Uchida 4-3 to secure a place in the title clash. Srishti gave authoritative performances to beat Brazil’s Eduarda Batista 10-0, Poland’s Dominika Pochowska ‘by fall’, Serbia’s Masa Perovic 10-0 and Germany’s Laura Koehler 7-3 on her way to the final.