Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik was today named in the Indian women's wrestling team for next year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, after a selection trail held in Lucknow. Apart from Sakshi, who is in the 62kg category, other women grapplers who booked their berths for the 2018 Commonwealth Games are: Vinesh Phogat (50kg), Babita Kumari (54kg), Pooja Dhanda (57kg), Divya Karan (68 kg) and Kiran (76kg).The selection trial was held in six weight categories at the Sports Authority of India Training Center in Lucknow. The six freestyle wrestlers will also represent the country in the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
News On AIR | December 30, 2017 8:43 PM
Commonwealth Games 2018: Sakshi Malik named in Indian women's wrestling team