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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