Wrestling worlds: Bronze awaits Pinki

Oslo (Norway), October 4 India wrestler Pinki nearly pinned her German rival Nina Hemmer before losing the heart-stopping 55kg semifinal 8-6 to miss out on a historic final even as the country’s men’s freestyle squad drew a blank after Rohit’s...

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Updated At : 01:32 PM Oct 05, 2021 IST

Oslo (Norway), October 4

India wrestler Pinki nearly pinned her German rival Nina Hemmer before losing the heart-stopping 55kg semifinal 8-6 to miss out on a historic final even as the country’s men’s freestyle squad drew a blank after Rohit’s defeat in the bronze playoff at the World Championships here today.

No Indian woman wrestler has ever played a World Championships final.

Meanwhile, Rohit played his heart out but lost his men’s freestyle 65kg bronze playoff by fall to Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur Ochir. — PTI

Wrestling worlds: Bronze awaits Pinki

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