In the men's 77kg, Sajan Bhanwala defeated SSCB's Deepak to claim the gold medal at the championships.
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On the second day of the National Wrestling Championship 2022, Manjeet got the better of fellow Armyman L. Sayon, representing Manipur, to win his first title in the 55kg Greco Roman category in the National championships at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Thursday. In the opening session of the final, the 30-year-old Manjeet from Jhajjar in Haryana, took a 5-0 lead and used his great defensive abilities to maintain the lead and secure a fantastic victory.
Gyanender Gyani Dahiya, the 2019 Asian bronze medalist, battled to defeat Vikram of Maharashtra 3-1. With this, he successfully defended his 60 kg title. Gyanender, one of the most reliable grapplers in Greco Roman wrestling, had also clinched the bronze medal at the 2019 Ranking competition in Italy. Post his win at the Nationals, he stated that he has been struggling due to lack of sponsorship despite winning multiple medals in the Olympic weight category.
In the men’s 77kg, Sajan Bhanwala defeated SSCB’s Deepak to claim the gold medal at the championships. The bronze medals were won by Chhagan Meena and Karan. Earlier, in the month of October, Sajan had scripted history by becoming the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win a medal at the U-23 World Championships. He defeated Dmytro Vasetskyi of Ukraine on the basis of ‘criteria’ to become the winner in the bronze medal match.
Read more: National Wrestling Championship 2022 Visakhapatnam, India: Men’s Freestyle Results
55 kg: Gold – Manjeet (SSCB), Silver – L. Sayon (MAN), Bronze – Rohit Yadav (RSPB) and Rupin (HAR)
60 kg: Gold – Gyanender Gyani (SSCB), Silver – Vikram (MAH), Bronze – Saurabh (UP) and Sumit (CHD)
63 kg: Gold – Sagar (SSCB), Silver – Nitin (RSPB), Bronze – Sandeep (HAR) and Umesh (DEL)
67 kg: Gold – Karanjit (PUN), Silver – Sandeep (KAR), Bronze – Deepak (DEL) and Vinayak (MAH)
72 kg: Gold – Ankit Gulia (SSCB), Silver – Anuj (DEL), Bronze – Vikas (RSPB) and Sameer (MAH)
77 kg: Gold – Sajan Bhanwala, Silver – Deepak (SSCB), Bronze – Chhagan Meena (RAJ) and Karan (DEL)
82 kg: Gold – Rohit Dahiya (RSPB), Silver – Sandeep (SSCB), Bronze – Rahul (RAJ) and Neeraj (DEL)
87 kg: Gold – Sunil Kumar (RSPB), Silver – Sushant (SSCB), Bronze – Dhareppa (KAR) and Sunny (DEL)
97 kg: Gold – Ravi (RSPB), Silver – Narender Cheema (PUN), Bronze – Shailesh (MAH) and Sonu (SSCB)
130 kg: Gold – Naveen (SSCB), Silver – Parvesh (HAR), Bronze – Tushar (MAH) and Sahil (CHD)
