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Asian Wrestling Qualifiers: Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik Win Tokyo Olympics Quotas

Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik (Photo Credit: Twitter)

Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik (Photo Credit: Twitter)

Anshu Malik Sonam Malik entered the final of women's 57kg and 62kg freestyle categories respectively in the Asian Olympic qualifiers and secured Tokyo Olympics quotas.

  • Last Updated:April 10, 2021, 14:44 IST

Wrestlers Anshu Malik (women’s 57kg) and Sonam Malik (women’s 62kg) guaranteed their places in the Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics after entering the final of their respective categories in the Asian Olympic qualifiers here on Saturday.

The top two in each weight category are eligible for the Olympic quota place.

In the 57kg final, the 19-year-old Anshu will face Mongolia’s Khongorzul Boldsaikhan.

In the 62kg final, Sonam will face China’s Jia Long.

Earlier in the 2019 World Championships, Vinesh Phogat had won a quota in 53kg category for Olympics.

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first published:April 10, 2021, 13:52 IST