Megha Tokas loses in women’s 63kg quarterfinals of Kurash

Megha Tokas went down without a fight to Indonesia’s Shifa Khasani Najmu in women's 63 kg quarterfinal of Kurash event at the 18th Asian Games.

Published : Aug 29, 2018 16:14 IST , Jakarta

Megha (green) lost 0-3 to Najmu in a lop-sided contest.
Megha (green) lost 0-3 to Najmu in a lop-sided contest.
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Megha (green) lost 0-3 to Najmu in a lop-sided contest.

India’s Megha Tokas went down without a fight to Indonesia’s Shifa Khasani Najmu in women's 63 kg quarterfinal of Kurash event at the 18th Asian Games, here, on Wednesday. The 20-year-old Indian lost 0-3 to Najmu in a lop-sided contest.

Danish Sharma will play local hope Alfais Muhammad Dhifa in men’s 90 kg round of 32 on Thursday, while Jyoti Tokas faces Thailand’s Meesri Prawankit in women’s 78 kg round of 32.

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On Tuesday, India bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze, respectively, in the women’s 52kg category.

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