Anshu gets bronze in the Junior World Championships
September 21, 2018
Wrestler Anshu Malik (59kg) won the bronze at the Junior World Championships. Anshu (in pic) beat Russia’s Alina Kazymova 11-5 in the bronze medal bout after losing her semifinal by technical superiority to Sae Nanjo of Japan. In the 57kg category, Mansi had an impressive run till the semifinals, winning both her bouts by technical superiority but lost by fall to Andoriahanako Sawa from Japan. She will now fight it out for the bronze with the winner of the bout between Germany’s Serena Boelke and Hannah Fay Taylor of Canada. Karuna (72kg) still has a chance to make it to the bronze medal round. She has to beat Poland’s Kamila Czeslawa Kulwicka in the repechage round. She had a poor start, losing by technical superiority to French grappler Koumba Selene Fanta.