Grappler Sehrawat bags gold in Zagreb

Aman Sehrawat

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat came up with a commanding performance to bag the gold medal in the Zagreb Open Ranking Series tournament, defeating China’s world No. 7 Wanhao Zou 10-0 here.

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Sehrawat’s win by technical superiority is a bright moment for the embattled Indian wrestling community, which has been grappling with a host of issues, including the suspension of the newly-elected federation by the sports ministry and protests by junior grapplers. The Indian contingent is competing under the United World Wrestling (UWW) banner as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was suspended by the sport’s global body last year for not adhering to the timeline set for elections.

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