: CWG 2022, Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat receives a ‘confidence boost’, Ravi Kumar wins a ‘special’ gold #IndiaNEWS As the Commonwealth Games came to a close, two of the most successful countries

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CWG 2022, Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat receives a ‘confidence boost’, Ravi Kumar wins a ‘special’ gold #IndiaNEWS
As the Commonwealth Games came to a close, two of the most successful countries in the history of the Games – Canada and India – established their supremacy, sharing five of the six gold medals on offer on Saturday.India won the freestyle golds at 57kg and 74kg along with the 53kg gold in women’s wrestling. Canada had two champions on Saturday with Justina DI STASIO (CAN) winning the 76kg gold while Nishant RANDHAWA (CAN) winning the 97kg gold.Miesinnei GENESIS (NGR) was the other champion on Saturday as she claimed the third women’s wrestling gold for Nigeria by winning the 50kg weight category.But two wrestlers who stood out at the Coventry Arena were Olympic silver medalist Ravi KUMAR (IND) and world bronze medalist Vinesh PHOGAT (IND).Kumar finished all three of his bouts well before the six minutes and showed the gulf in class in 57kg in Birmingham.Wrestling Nigeria’s multiple-Commonwealth medalist Ebikewenimo WELSON (NGR) in the final, Kumar used a leg lace to lead 8-0 before getting a takedown in the second period to finish the bout 10-0.This was Kumar’s first medal at the Commonwealth Games.“It’s always special to win the medal at Games and this was also special,� Kumar said. “Tokyo silver was special and so is this...Read more

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