Anshu Malik wins silver, Sarita Mor bags bronze in Indian women's best show at World wresting championship
The Hindu
Anshu led 1-0 at the breather but the bout changed in dramatic fashion in the second half
India will have to wait for its first woman world champion in wrestling as Anshu Malik settled for a silver medal after losing her 57kg final to 2016 Olympic champion Helen Lousie Maroulis but Sarita Mor grabbed her maiden medal at the big stage by winning the 59kg bronze, here on Thursday.
Coming into the match after becoming India's first-ever woman finalist at the World Championship, the 19-year old Anshu began on an aggressive note with positive intent but eventually lost the summit clash after being pinned.
Sushil Kumar (2010) remains India's lone world champion wrestler till date.
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