India Clinches 14 Medal At Senior Asian Wrestling Championship

20 April 2021 Current Affairs:The 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships was once held from April 13 to 18, 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was the thirty fourth version of the Asian Wrestling Championships. India received 14 medals to stand in the 1/3 spot on the medal table. The medals include five Gold, three Silver & six Bronze Medals. Kazakhastan and Iran topped the medal tally with 17 medals each.

Winners:
Following are the medal winners from India:

GOLD MEDAL

Ravi Kumar Dahiya – 57 kg Men’s freestyle
Vinesh Phogat – fifty three kg Women’s freestyle
Anshu Malik – fifty seven kg Women’s freestyle
Sarita Mor – fifty nine kg Women’s freestyle
Divya Kakran – 72 kg Women’s freestyle

SILVER MEDAL

Bajrang Punia – 65 kg Men’s freestyle
Deepak Punia – 86 kg Men’s freestyle
Sakshi Malik – sixty five kg Women’s freestyle

BRONZE MEDAL

Karan Mor – 70 kg Men’s freestyle
Narsingh Yadav – 79 kg Men’s freestyle
Sanjeet – 92 kg Men’s freestyle
Satyawart Kadian – 97 kg Men’s freestyle
Seema Bisla – 50 kg Women’s freestyle
Pooja Sihag – 76 kg Women’s freestyle