Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik clinch maiden gold medals in Almaty Sports News , Firstpost


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Almaty: Dominating the proceedings in a depleted field, Olympic-bound wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik won their maiden Asian Championship titles after comfortable triumphs in their respective summit clashes on Friday. There was no stopping Vinesh in the absence of the Chinese and Japanese rivals as she cruised to the title without losing a point in the 53kg category. Vinesh has notched up seven podium finishes at the Asian meet over the years, including three silver medals before this edition. The 19-year old Anshu, who bagged the Tokyo Games quota here a few days ago, was yet again impressive as...