Antim Panghal wins World bronze and quota for Paris Olympics

World Wrestling C’ships: Antim Panghal wins bronze, clinches Paris 2024 Olympics quota for India

Panghal is the only Indian to have won a medal and Olympic quota at the 2023 World Championships.

Antim Panghal Wins Bronze at World C'ship, Bags Paris Olympics Quota

On her senior World Championships debut, Indian wrestler Antim Panghal clinched a bronze medal and confirmed a 2024 Paris Olympic quota, registering a dominant win over European champion Jonna Malmgren of Sweden in 53 kg category bout, on Thursday.The two-time U20 world champion was at her absolute best as she secured a 16-6 win via technical superiority (TSU) to pocket her maiden senior World Championships medal.Enroute to her bronze medal vict…

World Wrestling C'ships: Antim Panghal wins bronze and quota for Paris Olympics

In Belgrade, Indian wrestlers however participated as neutral athletes as United World Wrestling suspended Wrestling Federation of India due to a delay in conducting elections. However, it is expected that an election will be held well before the Paris Olympics, which will begin on July 26, 2024.

Antim Panghal Wins World Bronze And Quota For Paris Olympics

Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal's superb campaign at the World Championships culminated with a bronze medal, a performance that also earned the country a 53kg quota for the Paris Olympics. The 19-year-old Panghal became only the sixth Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Worlds with her win over Sweden's Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren, the two-time European champion. The high-scoring bout ended with a technical superiority win for the India…

World Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal Bags Bronze, Secures Paris Olympic Quota

The two-time U20 world champion was at her absolute best as she secured a 16-6 win via technical superiority (TSU) to pocket her maiden senior World Championships medal.

Antim Panghal wins World bronze and quota for Paris Olympics

Antim Panghal became only the sixth Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Worlds.