India wrestler Anshu settles for silver

Anshu Malik

India will have to wait for its first woman world champion in wrestling as teenager Anshu Malik settled for a silver medal after losing her 57kg final to 2016 Olympic champion Helen Lousie Marouli here on Thursday.

Coming into the match after becoming India's first woman finalist at the World Championship, Anshu, 19, began in an aggressive fashion. She led 1-0 at the breather but the bout changed in dramatic fashion in the second.

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.

Anshuwas in terrible pain but the American did not loosen 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.

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