Dikhyaa Mohanty 
In the Indian women’s best show at the World wrestling championship held in Oslo, 19-year-old Anshu Malik who became India’s first-ever woman finalist at the World Championship wins silver, Sarita Mor bags bronze.
According to the reports, Anshu led 1-0 at the breather but the bout changed in dramatic fashion in the second half. Maroulis got Anshu in her arm grip and pulled her down to complete a take-down move to take a 2-1 lead. She kept Anshu’s right arm under a tight grip and kept twisting to get an ‘exposure’ point, making it 4-1. Anshu, the reigning Asian champion, was in terrible pain but the American did not lose her grip and had Anshu’s back on the mat to win by fall.
Anshu needed medical help immediately after the bout as she was almost in tears. However, it was a heroic performance from the Nidani wrestler, who became the only fifth Indian woman to win a world medal and so far the best one.
Sarita Mor ended her worlds medal drought with a convincing 8-2 win over Sweden’s Sara Johanna Lindborg in the bronze play-off. She astonished the Swede with an early four-pointer and added two more points to her tally with a quick take-down. It was her sixth attempt to win a medal at the worlds, having failed to do so at one U-23 and four senior worlds.
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