: Wrestling U20 World Championships: Antim’s historic first for India #IndiaNEWS Her name may translate to ‘the last’, but ANTIM (IND) did a first for India.Before Sofia, six Indian female wrestlers

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Wrestling U20 World Championships: Antim’s historic first for India #IndiaNEWS
Her name may translate to ‘the last’, but ANTIM (IND) did a first for India.Before Sofia, six Indian female wrestlers reached the finals at U20 World Championships, but it took the 17-year-old to win the country’s first-ever gold medal at the tournament.Not only did she win the gold, but she also ran through the 53kg weight class. She defeated U20 European champion Amory ANDRICH (GER) 11-0 in the first round, pinned Ayaka KIMURA (JPN) in the quarterfinal and won via technical superiority against Nataliia KLIVCHUTSKA (UKR) in the semifinal.“Everyone always said that Japan is the best,â€? Antim said. “All I wanted to do was beat Japan.â€?In the final, Antim destroyed Alytn SHAGAYEVA (KAZ) 8-0, using her counters to perfection. She began with a double leg attack and then went for an outside head for another takedown. At the break, Antim had a 6-0 lead.With the bout under control, the Tunis Ranking Series champion was happy to play out the three minutes and only scored one takedown.“I really love counters but here she was not attacking much so I had to initiate a few attacks,â€? she said.Antim ð‘ë¼'áìÈÚ]HÝÜšXÈ

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