Asian Games: Indian wrestler Kiran clinches bronze in women's freestyle 76kg

Hangzhou [China], October 6 : Indian wrestler Kiran delivered a solid performance as she clinched a bronze medal after defeating Mongolia's Ariunjargal Ganbat 3-0 in the women's freestyle 76kg category bout of the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Friday.

Another Blazing #Bronze in Wrestling🤼‍♀ at #AsianGames2022

Kiran Bishnoi defeats 🇲🇳's Ganbat Ariunjargal 6⃣-3⃣ to grab the second🎖️of the day in Wrestling 🥳

Heartiest congratulations champ💪🏻#Cheer4India#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/QaimqRJc27

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 6, 2023

It is India's fourth wrestling medal, all bronze, in Hangzhou, following Sunil Kumar, Antim Panghal and Sonam Malik.

Indian grappler got off to a fine start as she pushed her opponent out of bounds. The pair were locked in battle and Ganbat escaped from a thigh hold but Kiran instantly pinned down her Mongolian opponent.

Kiran went back to the defence and lost some points in the process. The Mongolian created a quick reversal out of a difficult position as she executed a takedown on the Indian to earn two points.

But Kiran was quick to return the favour with a takedown of her own. She also got the Mongolian out of bounds, taking her lead up to four points.

Kiran manages to defend run down the clock and secure a podium finish.

Later in the day, Bajrang Punia and Aman Sehrawat will look to add two more to the tally as they will also feature in bronze medal bouts.

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