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Reetika Hooda to fight for gold medal in 76 kg

Reetika Hooda to fight for gold medal in 76 kg

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The young Indian women’s freestyle wrestling contingent had a good outing at the Asian Wrestling Championships as four Indian wrestlers made it to the medal matches in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday. Paris Olympian Reetika Hooda was the star of the day as she booked her spot in the final of the women’s 76 kg category. She is the first Indian wrestler to compete for the title at this event. Nishu (55 Kg), Muskan (59 Kg), and Mansi Lather (68 Kg) will also fight for a medal in their respective bronze medal matches on Thursday. Reetika to fight for Gold Reetika started the day with a technical superiority (10-0) win against Seoyeon Jeong of South Korea and then followed it with a pin-fall win against Japan’s Nodoka Yamamoto in the semi-final. She will take on the two-time Asian champion, Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan, in the final. This will also be a rematch of their fierce bout from the Paris Olympics, where Aiperi edged past the Indian youngster. The reigning U17 world champion, Mansi Lather, was …

“…Dialled 108 For Help”: Rajat, Nishu, Who Admitted Injured Rishabh Pant In Hospital, Talk In Detail

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Rajat and Nishu, the two persons who took star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to the hospital, visited the India southpaw at the Max Hospital in Dehradun on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Rajat detailed how they saved Pant and took him to the hospital. “We saw him first and his condition was serious. We provided him help. A driver named Sushil and a bus conductor dialled 108 to call for help. We did not know who he was, but for the sake of humanity, we covered his body with clothes so as to save his life. We sent him to Saksham Hospital in an ambulance,” Rajat told ANI. Rajat said Pant was in pain and given a painkiller injection in the ambulance, adding that a dupatta was tied around his head to stop excessive bleeding. They handed over Rs 4,000 in cash, which belonged to the cricketer, to the police administration. Pant had lost the money during the accident. “All the other remnaining items were burnt,” Rajat said. Meanwhile, the star wicketkeeper-batter “is doing well and …