June 16, 2013 2:21 PM

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Mangal Kadyan clinches first gold for India at junior wrestling

Promising young grappler Mangal Kadyan claimed India's first gold medal in the Asian Junior Wrestling Championship in Phuket, Thailand yestedray. India also won two silver and a bronze in other weight categories. Mangal bagged the coveted yellow metal, thrashing Mostafa Yaghoubizeleti of Iran 8-0 in the final of the 50kg freestyle category, while in the 120kg freestyle, Surjeet won bronze by flooring China's Xinmen Du 10-2.Mamta Rani in 48 kgs and Manisha Mahadev Divekar in 72 kgs had to settle for a silver each, after they lost the finals of their respective weight categories of the female division.In the competition so far, Indians have bagged 12 medals — one gold, three silver and eight bronze.

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