
Last Updated: August 06, 2022, 23:33 IST
Indian wrestler Pooja Sihag added to India’s burgeoning medal tally on the CWG 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday along with her bronze medal in the ladies’s 76 Kg class.
Sihag beat her opponent, Naomi De Bruine of Australia, in the bronze medal bout by way of technical superiority as she raced to a 10-0 lead.
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Sihag began her CWG marketing campaign in England along with her opening bout triumph in the 76 Kg class as she claimed a victory by factors over (*76*) Zealand’s Michelle Montague.
The Indian grappler outdid her opponent with a complete rating of 5-3, with 4 of her factors coming from the second interval of motion, which aided her surge into the semi-final of the occasion.
But, in the ultimate 4, her luck modified as she misplaced out on a spot in the gold medal bout after her loss to Canadian wrestler Justina Di Stasio.
Di Stasio acquired the higher of Sihag by advantage of factors as she racked up six factors whereas proscribing the Indian from opening her account.
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