February 20, 2020 5:04 PM

Divya Kakran wins a gold medal at Asian Wrestling Championships

Divya Kakran today became only the second Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships defeating  junior world champion Naruha Matsuyuki in New Delhi today.  Divya won all four bouts in five-wrestler 68 kilogram category, as the competition was fought in the round-robin format. Navjot Kaur had become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships  in 2018 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 65 kilogram. In a memorable day for the hosts, Sarita Mor in 59 kg, ...