September 10, 2014 9:45 PM

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After men, women wrestlers also bow out of World Championships<br/>

After a disappointing show by the Indian men in freestyle category, the women grapplers also failed to make their presence felt at the FILA World Championships. In Tashkent today, Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sakshi Malik (60kg) bowed out in the quarterfinals. She went down 1-3 to Finland&apos;s Petra Maarit Olli in the round of eight. Other Indians in the fray today — Priyanka Singh, Pooja Dhanda and Suman Kundu — also crashed out of the prestigious tournament after losing in the initial round of their respective bouts. Sakshi was the lone Indian wrestler who could clear the first hurdle after she defeated Anta Sambou of Senegal 4-1 in the Round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals. India have fielded a second-string team in the ongoing tournament in view of the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, starting September 19.

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