India’s Antim Pangal clinches silver at Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan

India’s Antim Pangal clinches silver at Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan

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Category : Sports Published on: April 15 2023

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India's wrestler, Antim Pangal won the silver medal in the 53 kg category at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
In the final match, Pangal lost to Akari Fujinami of Japan.
Apart from Pangal's silver medal, four other Indian wrestlers also won bronze medals: Anshu Malik (57 kg), Sonam Malik (62 kg), Manisha (65 kg) and Ritika (72 kg).
The Asian Wrestling Championships is an annual wrestling competition organised by the Asian Wrestling Federation (AWF).
The championships consist of men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling events.
The first Asian Wrestling Championship was held in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
The championship was cancelled in 1984 for political reasons.
The championship was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The championship has been held every year since its inception, except in 1984 and 2020.

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