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Wrestler Priya second Indian U20 World Champion. Priya became only the second Indian woman wrestler to become U20 world champion while fast-rising Antim Panghal also stormed into the title clash as unprecedented success followed India at the junior wrestling World Championships here on Thursday.
Unperturbed by the cut suffered above her left eye, Priya easily got the better of Germany’s Laura Celive Kuehn 5-0 in the gold medal bout, which had to be stopped twice due to bleeding suffered by the Indian.
Her lightening fast leg attacks rattled the German who could not make even one point-scoring move.
Antim Panghal had last year become the first Indian woman to emerge junior world champion and she also rejoiced success on Thursday as she is now one win away from defending her title, reaching the 53kg final.
1. Indian Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday urged Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to resolve the visa issues of athlete Kishore Jena to enable him to take part in the World Athletics Championships.
The embassy of Hungary in India has cancelled Jena’s visa and he will be forced to miss the World Athletics Championship which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27.
2. 🇮🇳Indian wrestler Mohit Kumar has became the Under 20 World Championship in men’s 61 Kg Freestyle category at Amman City in Jordan. Mohit defeated 🇷🇺 Russia’s Eldar Akhmadudinov by 9-8 in the final.
3. In cricket, 🏴England all-rounder Ben Stokes has reversed his decision to retire from One Day Internationals ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup scheduled for October in India. Stokes will make his return to the 50-over squad for a series against New Zealand🇳🇿 next month. According to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement.
4. FIFA Women’s World Cup Football, 🇪🇸Spain will meet England in the final on the 20th of August in Sydney. This will be Spain’s first Women’s World Cup championship Final. Spain defeated 🇸🇪Sweden 2-1 in the semifinal.
5. Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The 26-year-old made the decision to focus on his limited-overs career, where he is a key figure for Sri Lanka.
6. Chess World Cup 2023 : Praggnanandhaa defeats Arjun Erigaisi in sudden death to seal semis spot
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