Asian Wrestling Championship: Sarita Mor in ultimate; Seema Bisla, Pooja combat for bronze

Reigning title holder Sarita Mor made a formidable comeback after a slim opening-round defeat to storm into the 59kg ultimate whereas Seema Bisla (50kg) and Pooja (76kg) will combat for bronze medals after dropping their respective semifinals on the Asian Championship on Thursday.
Sarita, who gained gold within the 2020 conchampionship in New Delhi, misplaced her opening bout to Mongolia’s Shoovdor Baatarjav by 4-5 margin however got here again strongly within the subsequent spherical in opposition to Kazakhstan’s Diana Kayumova, profitable by technical superiority within the first interval.
The lanky Kazkah had good attain however Sarita was agile and aggressive. After incomes a passivity level, Sarita unleashed a flurry of strikes, beginning with a take-down and adopted that up with a gut-wrench and a few expose strikes.
Against Kyrgyzstan’s Nuraida Anarkulova within the semi-final, Sarita was once more aggressive from the start and completed the bout in a jiffy with fast expose strikes after getting maintain of her opponent.
She now has an opportunity to take revenge from Shoovdor, who additionally reached the summit conflict.
In the 50kg competitors, Seema had a horrible begin as she misplaced her opening bout by fall in opposition to Kazakshtan’s Valentina Ivanovna however made a powerful comeback within the subsequent spherical in opposition to Mongolian Anudari Nandintsetseg.
Trailing 0-2, Seema acquired on board with a passivity level and a take- down. She by no means seemed again after that profitable extra level by using gut-wrench and ultimately gained 7-3.
She confronted a stiff problem from Uzbekistan’s Jasmina Immaeva within the semifinal which she misplaced 2-3.
She will now need to beat Taipei’s Yung Hsun Lin to win bronze medal.
In 76 kg, Pooja gained her first bout 2-0 because the Korean Seoyeon Jeong was too passive and adopted that up with a victory by fall in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Ozoda Zaripboeva.
Mostly incomes factors by means of right-leg assaults, Pooja discovered a transfer — once more a right-leg assault — at first of the second interval which led her to pinning her rival.
She, although, was no match to Elmira Syzdykova within the semifinals as theKazak pinned her with a surprising transfer .
In the 68kg, Nisha was ousted after dropping bothy her bouts b y fall.
Despite dominating a significant a part of her second spherical bout that she led 6-0 with proper leg assaults, Nisha misplaced to the Korean Eun Sun Jeong. She had misplaced her first spherical to Mongolia’s Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan.