Wrestling NatPriya and Radhika assist Haryana assert its dominance in Nationals

Flawless: Haryana’s Priya was medical throughout her bout in opposition to Providers’ Reetika.
| Photograph Credit score: SUDHAKARA JAIN

Haryana proved its powerhouse standing in girls’s wrestling by profitable seven of the eight golds on the concluding day of the Senior Nationwide Wrestling Championship on the Koramangala Indoor Stadium on Sunday.

The choose of the outcomes had been that of Priya and Radhika within the 76kg and 68kg classes respectively.

Priya, 19, a world U-20 champion in 2023 and an Asian U-23 champion this 12 months, dominated 2024 Paris Olympian and Providers wrestler Reetika 10-0.

Radhika, 23, a silver medalist at Asian Championships earlier this 12 months, overcame the problem of Delhi’s Srishti 7-1.

“I entered the competitors with solely the gold in thoughts,” mentioned Radhika, who didn’t drop a single level till the ultimate bout.

“So I’m very glad to have achieved that. My subsequent goal is the 2026 Asian Video games,” she added.

The outcomes (girls):

53kg: Gold: Jyoti (Har) bt Kavita Mali (Raj) 12-1; Bronze: Swati (Mah) bt Banita Patra (Odi) 2-0, Sushma Shokeen (Del) bt Gopavva Manjunath (Kar) 10-0.

55kg: Gold: Meenakshi (Har) bt Jyoti (Ser) 11-1; Bronze: Bhavika Patel (Guj) bt Jugnu Bhardwaj (Bih) 3-1, Dhanshri (Mah) bt Kirti (Del) 3-3.

57kg: Gold: Tapsya (Har) bt Aashlelsha (Mah) 10-0; Bronze: Neetu (Chd) bt Shalina Siddhi (Kar) 6-6, Hansaben Rathore (MP) bt Anu Kumari (Bih) 2-0.

59kg: Gold: Anjali (Har) bt Tanu (Pun) 10-0; Bronze: Tanvi (Mah) bt Varsha Pandey (MP) 2-0, Manju (Del) bt Anshul (Chd) 12-2.

62kg: Gold: Bhagyashree (Mah) bt Khushi Thakur (HP) 10-0; Bronze: Kalpana (Har) bt Juhi Kumari (Bih) 9-0, Sapna Kumari (Pun) bt Gopi Bakhalakiya (Guj) 18-7. 65kg: Gold: Manisha (Har) bt Monika (Raj) 8-4; Bronze: Jaspreet Kaur (Pun) bt Prinsita Siddi (Kar) 9-0, Shiksha (Del) bt Vaishnavi (Mah) 12-2.

68kg: Gold: Radhika (Har) bt Srishti (Del) 7-1; Bronze: Priyanka (Ser) bt Shivani (Mah) 2-0, Sonika Kumar (HP) bt Leena Siddhi (Kar) 5-0.

76kg: Gold: Priya (Har) bt Reetika (Ser) 10-0; Bronze: Navjot Kaur (Pun) bt Shaik Neha (Tel) 2-0, Amruta (Mah) bt Anjumol Joseph (Ker) 11-3.