National Games Wrestling: Teenager Antim Panghal Claims Gold on Games Debut
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games Wrestling: Teenager Antim Panghal Claims Gold on Games Debut

News 18  

Reigning World under-20 champion Antim Panghal made a superb start in the National Games, winning the gold medal on debut in the 36th edition of the Games here on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Hisar defeated Madhya Pradesh’s Priyanshi Prajapati by fall in the women’s 53kg wrestling event to enhance her reputation as the top talent in the country with a dominant display on Sunday. The youngster doesn’t like losing, and on Sunday her prowess was on full display as she opened up a big 5-0 lead early on before taking the gold by fall in her debut Games. In Greco Roman, Gyanender of the Services took th’ gold medal while Haryana’s Vikas took home the silver in the 60kg category, while in the 130kg class, Haryana’s Satish bagged the gold after Services grappler Naveen skipped the final due to an injury.

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Antim Panghal chases history on Olympics debut in Paris: Form guide and career highlights
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Antim Panghal chases history on Olympics debut in Paris: Form guide and career highlights

India TV News  

Antim Panghal, as the meaning of her name goes, was the last or final of the four sisters to be born to Niwas Panghal and Krishna Kumari in Bhagana village of Hisar district in Haryana. Antim's eldest sister Sarita, a national-level kabaddi player no less, had a big role to play in her getting ino wrestling when at the age …

Antim, Anshu take silver in Budapest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Antim, Anshu take silver in Budapest

Hindustan Times  

Antim Panghal marked her return to competitive wrestling after an eight-month hiatus with a silver at the ongoing Ranking Series in Budapest, allaying concerns about her fitness with less than 50 days to go for the Paris Olympics. Clearly the far superior wrestler on the day, Panghal repeatedly breached Esbosynova's defence and raced to a 6-0 lead without breaking a …

Antim Panghal withdraws from Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Antim Panghal withdraws from Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek

Hindustan Times  

World wrestling championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal has withdrawn from the Asian Championships in Bishkek starting on April 11. Anju, the U23 world championships medallist from 2021 who won the selection trials in 53kg division in Patiala, will replace Antim. She had a stellar last year winning bronze in her maiden world championships, which also ensured her a quota place, …

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal went into the Asian Games as one of India’s biggest medal hopefuls, and she fulfilled the hype, winning bronze in the 53kg for only India’s second medal in wrestling here on Thursday. That win stretched Akari’s winning streak to an incredible 128 matches – which remains unbeaten as she went on to win 10-0 against 2020 Olympic silver …

Antim Panghal wins bronze at World Championships, seals Paris Olympics quota
1 year, 3 months ago

Antim Panghal wins bronze at World Championships, seals Paris Olympics quota

Hindustan Times  

Antim Panghal gave a stellar performance to beat Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren of Sweden 16-6 in an intense, attacking bout to win a bronze medal and also a Paris Olympics quota place in the 53kg weight class for India at the World Championships in Belgrade on Thursday Antim, however, could not celebrate with the India flag in her hand. Antim, …

Antim Panghal wins World bronze and quota for Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Antim Panghal wins World bronze and quota for Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

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. …

Wrestling Worlds: Antim Panghal loses at the last gasp
1 year, 3 months ago

Wrestling Worlds: Antim Panghal loses at the last gasp

Hindustan Times  

Antim Panghal seemed unable to make sense of what had just happened. However, the Belarusian, who was competing as a neutral athlete, counter-attacked in that tiny window and got two points from the frenetic last-gasp move that saw Antim's shoulder heartbreakingly touch the mat. The strongly-built Parrish was quick to attack and get two points from a takedown even before …

Antim Panghal loses in semifinals of the World Wrestling Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Antim Panghal loses in semifinals of the World Wrestling Championships

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal shocked reigning champion Olivia Dominique Parrish en route to the World Championship semifinals, but the young grappler’s giant-killing run was halted in the last-four stage, leaving her fighting for a bronze medal and a Paris Olympic quota place here on Wednesday. Panghal, the 53kg grappler, lost the semifinal bout to world No.23 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya -- a Belarusian competing …

Antim tops Worlds trials; Divya, Sarita strike back
1 year, 3 months ago

Antim tops Worlds trials; Divya, Sarita strike back

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal once again confirmed her emergence as one of the top wrestlers in the country by winning the World Championships trials in Patiala on Friday, while Diyva Kakran and Sarita Mor bounced back from the disappointment of losing the Asian Games trials to book spots for the global meet. Antim, who recently made history by becoming the first Indian …

Junior Wrestling World Championships: India win team event, Antim Panghal creates history with title defence
1 year, 4 months ago

Junior Wrestling World Championships: India win team event, Antim Panghal creates history with title defence

India TV News  

India's new wrestling sensation Antim Panghal created history on Friday, August 18 by becoming the first Indian woman to successfully defend her U20 world title as she trumped her opponent Mariia Yefremova from Ukraine 4-0. Another woman wrestler Savita also clinched gold in her 62 KG weight category as the Indian women's team bagged the team title for the very …

Wrestling U20 World Championship: Panghal creates history by defending 53kg title, Reena grabs bronze
1 year, 4 months ago

Wrestling U20 World Championship: Panghal creates history by defending 53kg title, Reena grabs bronze

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal asserted her class to secure her second consecutive gold medal and world under-17 champion Savita Dalal proved her worth at a higher level by winning a second World title within two weeks as Indian women gathered two gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the World under-20 championships on Friday. Antim, an Asian silver medallist who was …

World Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal, Savita, Antim Kundu, Priya All Reach Finals
1 year, 4 months ago

World Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal, Savita, Antim Kundu, Priya All Reach Finals

News 18  

Unprecedented success followed India at the junior wrestling World Championships on Thursday with three grapplers, including fast-rising Antim Panghal, storming into the gold medal bouts while Harshita will fight for bronze. Defending champion Panghal, who hit the headlines for challenging Vinesh Phogat for the Asian Games trials but lost her petition, put up a dominating show to win her three …

Asian wrestling championships trials: Anshu, Sonam, Antim, Sarita claim top berths
1 year, 9 months ago

Asian wrestling championships trials: Anshu, Sonam, Antim, Sarita claim top berths

The Hindu  

World championships silver medallist Anshu Malik and bronze medallist Sarita Mor and Olympian Sonam Malik, who participated in the wrestlers’ protest against the Wrestling Federation of India in January and skipped two international ranking events, claimed number one positions in their respective weight classes at the Asian championships selection trials for women held in Delhi on Saturday. In a high-scoring …

Yearender 2022: Hockey Good, Badminton Better, Neeraj Chopra Best in Indian Sports
1 year, 11 months ago

Yearender 2022: Hockey Good, Badminton Better, Neeraj Chopra Best in Indian Sports

News 18  

The Thomas Cup triumph made for an epic success story while Neeraj Chopra further enhanced his superstar status with a rare Diamond League title but the cricket team’s struggles on the 22-yard strip left a lot to be desired in a bittersweet 2022 for Indian sports. Neeraj missed the CWG due to a groin injury but before that he won …

National Games | Antim underlines her class in the women’s 53kg
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games | Antim underlines her class in the women’s 53kg

The Hindu  

World under-20 champion Antim Panghal displayed her class to bag the women’s 53kg gold medal in the wrestling arena of the National Games here on Sunday. Antim outclassed all her opponents with an identical 10-0 margin to set up a title clash with World under-20 bronze medallist Priyanshi Prajapat. Yash Tushir got a walkover from an injured Commonwealth Games gold …

36th National Games Round-up: Nine Records Broken in Athletics; Mirabai, Bhavani And Elavenil Strike Gold
2 years, 2 months ago

36th National Games Round-up: Nine Records Broken in Athletics; Mirabai, Bhavani And Elavenil Strike Gold

News 18  

Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, pathbreaking fencer Bhavani Devi, wrestler Divya Kakaran and local shooter Elavenil Valarivan lived up to their billing to clinch gold medals in their respective events with relative ease in the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar on Friday. In the men’s 100m semifinals, Amlan Borgohain also broke the National Games record, set at 10.45 seconds …

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India puts on a remarkable show in wrestling
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India puts on a remarkable show in wrestling

The Hindu  

The increase in gold medal count at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games should be an encouragement for the Indian wrestling contingent even though there were depleted fields in a few weight categories. While Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya cruised to his maiden gold, Worlds and Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia overcame a lean patch to showcase his aggressive game and clinch …

CWG 2022: Celebrations in Haryana Village as Indian Boxer Amit Panghal Wins Gold
2 years, 4 months ago

CWG 2022: Celebrations in Haryana Village as Indian Boxer Amit Panghal Wins Gold

News 18  

As Indian boxer Amit Panghal on Sunday clinched the men’s flyweight gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, celebrations broke out back home in Rohtak’s Mayna village. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY Boxer’s father Vijender Panghal, a farmer, said that “we had full faith …

Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Naveen win wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Naveen win wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games 2022

The Hindu  

Ravi Kumar Dahiya beat Nigeria’s Ebikewenimo Welson in the final of the men’s freestyle 57 kg category to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. This was Ravi Kumar Dahiya’s third straight win by technical superiority in the 2022 Games. Naveen bags gold medal Naveen bagged a gold medal in the men’s freestyle 74 kg category when he …

Cologne Boxing World Cup: Amit Panghal clinches gold, injured Satish Kumar bags silver medal
4 years ago

Cologne Boxing World Cup: Amit Panghal clinches gold, injured Satish Kumar bags silver medal

Firstpost  

Amit Panghal was given a walkover by Germany’s Argishti Terteryan. New Delhi: World silver-medallist Amit Panghal notched up a gold medal without having to fight his final bout, while veteran Satish Kumar settled for silver after an injury prevented him from competing in his summit clash at the Cologne World Cup in Germany on Saturday. Satish, who made the final …

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