Wrestling Worlds: Pinki loses bronze playoff

Oslo (Norway), October 5

India wrestler Pinki’s bid to win her maiden World Championships medal fell flat as she lost the bronze playoff 5-2 to America’s Jenna Rose Burkert while the other youngsters in the women’s squad also struggled here today.

Pinki was third Indian to reach a medal round in this edition but failed to earn a podium finish after defeat of Ravinder (61kg) and Rohit (65kg) in the men’s free style bronze medal matches.

Earlier, 18-year-old Hanny Kumari (50kg) began with a 9-2 win over South Korea’s Miran Cheon but lost in the quarterfinals to Russia’s Nadezhda Sokolova. In the 53kg, Pooja lost to Japanese prodigy Akari Fujinami.

Teenager Bhateri lost 8-0 to Russia’s Dinara Kudaeva Salikhova. Kiran (76kg) was the only senior player in the morning session but struggled at the big stage. — PTI