Gyanender (crimson) in motion in opposition to Suraj in the Greco-Roman 60kg closing at the National wrestling championships in Jaipur on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Y.B. Sarangi
Asian Games bronze medalist Sunil Kumar steamrollered Manoj Kumar to put up a 9-1 win and declare the 87kg crown in the Greco-Roman competitions on the opening day of the National wrestling championships at the Railway Stadium right here on Saturday.
Asserting his class, Sunil, a former Asian champion, used his spectacular energy and agency grip to push Manoj out and draw first blood.
Manoj drew degree due to Sunil’s passivity.
Nevertheless, Sunil once more regained the lead by pushing Manoj out after which rolled him to take the gold.
Gyanender overcame a late cost from former World cadet champion Suraj to report a slim 3-2 win in the 60kg closing.
Gyanender rode on a takedown to guide 3-0 after the first interval.
Suraj used the referral system nicely to disclaim Gyanender an additional two-point benefit and narrowed the hole to 3-2.
Gyanender staved off a robust problem from Suraj in the closing minute to emerge as the champion.
The medallists: Greco-Roman: 55kg: 1. Vishwajit (Mah), 2. Sanjeev (MP), 3. Rohit Yadav (RSPB), Manjeet (SSCB); 60kg: 1. Gyanender (SSCB), 2. Suraj (Har), 3. Vikram Kurade (RSPB), Pravin (Mah); 63kg: 1. Sunny Kumar (Har), 2. Shamsher Singh (Pun), 3. Umesh (Del), Sandeep Kumar (Ukd); 67kg: 1. Ashu (RSPB), 2. Sachin Sehrawat (Pun), 3. Vinayak Patil (SSCB), Vinay (Tri); 72kg: 1. Kuldeep Malik (RSPB), 2. Sameer (Mah), 3. Vishal (Har), Ankit Gulia (SSCB); 77kg: 1. Vikas (RSPB), 2. Karan (Guj), 3. Tarun (Pud), Rahul (SSCB); 82kg: 1. Rahit Dahiya (RSPB), 2. Neeraj (Del), 3. Shivaji (Mah), Lovepreet Singh (Pun); 87kg: 1. Sunil Kumar (RSPB), 2. Manoj Kumar (Har), 3. Rohit Bura (MP), Ravinder Khatri (SSCB); 97kg: 1. Nitesh (RSPB), 2. Kapil (Pud), 3. Narinder Cheema (Pun), Sunil (Chd); 130kg: 1. Naveen (SSCB), 2. Hardeep (RSPB), 3. Tushar (Mah), Mehr Singh (Guj).
