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Wrestler Antim seals Worlds berth with ease
The Morning Standard
|August 04, 2025
EASILY the most successful wrestler among the contenders at the World Championship trials, Antim Panghal sealed her berth in the Indian team without much fuss in the women's 53 kg weight class while Vaishnavi Patil (65 kg) and Manisha Bhanwala (62 kg) also qualified with impressive shows on Sunday.
Antim outplayed Madhya Pradesh's Pooja and Gujarat's Hinaben without conceding a point to emerge winner. As is her style, Antim stayed aggressive with her tactics during the trials on the day at the IG Stadium. Her double-leg attack strategy worked against Pooja and she overpowered Hinaben with right-leg attacks in the fin
This story is from the August 04, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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