Mumbai beat holders Punjab in PWL opener

Mumbai beat holders Punjab in PWL opener

FPJ BureauUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 03:24 AM IST
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EDS PLS TAKE NOTE OF THIS PTI PICK OF THE DAY::::::::: Gold Coast: Gold medalist India's Vinesh Phogat poses for pictures during the medal ceremony of WFS50kg wrestling Nordic at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist (PTI4_14_2018_000079A)(PTI4_14_2018_000232B) |

Panchkula: Mumbai Maharathi defeated defending champions NCR Punjab Royals 51-46 in the first match of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 currently underway at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium in Panchkula.  It was Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat who clinched the tie for the Mumbai team winning the sixth bout of the evening to give her team an unassailable 4-2 lead with one bout to go.

The other Asian Games gold medal winner Bajrang Punia, who fought the last bout against national champion Harphool, reduced the winning margin by clinching the final bout of the evening.  Though up against the Asian champion, Harphool showed no nerves and displayed tremendous grit and determination before going down 2-8.

As expected, the 53-kg category bout between Anju and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat turned out to be an one-sided one.  Anju, who won the gold in the girls U-17 53 kg category in Khelo India Youth Games two day’s ago, couldn’t keep the Asian champion at bay for too long and lost 8-0 when the referee stopped the bout. Earlier, former European U23 champion Russian, Ibragim Ilyasov of Mumbai Maharathi won the first bout defeating Nitin Rathee 9-7 in the 57kg category in the opening bout to give Mumbai the lead.

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