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India’s Sanju Devi, Saneh and Bhateri entered the semi-finals of the junior wrestling world championships.
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- Last Updated:August 19, 2021, 15:37 IST
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A tenacious Sanju Devi (62kg) and a assured Saneh (72kg) entered the semi-finals of the junior wrestling world championships whereas Bhateri additionally joined them within the last-four stage, taking benefit of a beneficial draw, on Thursday.
She might not look athletic however Sanju was fast together with her strikes and reflexes as she beat Germany’s Lusia Schrel 5-2 after which erased a 0-3 deficit to edge previous Croatia’s Iva Geric 4-3 within the quarter-finals.
Saneh hardly had any drawback in dispatching Kseniya Patapovich of Belarus 6-2 in her opening spherical and remained untroubled in opposition to Mongolia’s Tsogzolmaa Dorjsuren, successful 7-0.
Saneh’s four-pointer on a double-leg assault stood out.
In different matches involving Indian women, Pinki (53kg) made a promising begin to lead 5-4 and 7-6 with a terrific four-point throw however Turkey’s Emine Cakmak by no means appeared jittery as she pulled off well timed take-down strikes to grab the bout with a 12-7 scoreline.
Mansi, competing in 57kg class, started with a assured 16-4 win over American Claire Marie Dicugno however was outplayed by Turkey’s Elvira Kamaloglu 1-9 within the quarter-finals.
Elvira effected two gorgeous four-pointer counter-attacks to tug away.
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