World championships bronze medallist Sarita Mor defeated former Commonwealth Games champion Geeta Phogat in the final to win the women’s 59kg title at the National wrestling championships on Friday.
Two-time Asian champion Sarita recorded an 8-0 win over 32-year-old Geeta, who made a comeback after the birth of her son in 2019, to assert her supremacy.
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Geeta’s younger sister Sangeeta, the wife of Bajrang Punia, beat Manisha 2-0 in the semifinals and Ritu Rani 10-0 in the final on her way to claiming the 62kg crown.
Manisha had beaten Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
World under-23 medallist Shivani Pawar, who beat Olympian Seema Bisla in the semifinal, won the 50kg gold.
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