India's lone woman wrestler at the London Olympics, Geeta Phogat on Thursday lost to Tonya Lynn Verbeek of Canada 1-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Women's 55 kilogram Freestyle event.Geeta had advanced to the last-16 stage after she got a bye in the opening round. But in the pre quarterfinals Geeta got a tough opponent in Tonya Verbeek who is a silver medalist from the 2004 Athens Olympics and had won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
News On AIR | July 29, 2012 2:11 PM
India’s woman wrestler Geeta Phogat loses to Tonya Lynn 1-3 in pre-QF