Budapest : India won its second medal at the 2018 Wrestling World Championships after Pooja Dhanda won a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 57kg weight class at Budapest on Thursday.
Pooja Dhanda defeated Grace Bullen of Norway 10-7 at the Papp László Sportaréna to join Bajrang Punia on the exalted list of World Championships medallists I’m 2018.
Before Pooja, only three Indian women grapplers — Alka Tomar in 2006, Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat in 2012 — had won a bronze medal each at the Worlds Championships.
Ritu, Sakshi falter
Unfortunately for India, Ritu Phogat could not live up to her early potential and join Poojari as a medallist on Thursday.
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