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Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 13 (PTI) Railways’ Pritam emerged a surprise champion in the highly-competitive 74kg category ahead of talented junior Yash while Narsingh Pancham Yadav also put up a spirited show to win bronze at the National Wrestling Championship here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
While Narsingh has made a comeback to competitive wrestling recently after completing a four-year dope ban, Amit Dhankar and Yash were the most talked-about in this weight division.<\/p>\n
But it was the 25-year-old Pritam who wreaked havoc on the draw by winning two of his bouts by fall and two by technical superiority.<\/p>\n
Even in the final, he did not concede a single point, winning 11-0 against Yash, who recently won a bronze at the junior world championship and is making a transition to the senior circuit.<\/p>\n
Pritam dominated his bouts with his aggression and tremendous control. He knew exactly what was required to win.<\/p>\n
“It’s good that I stayed an underdog, otherwise, I would have also fallen on that side,” Pritam laughed after grabbing his first gold medal at the senior nationals in his fourth attempt.<\/p>\n
“I had prepared hard this year and I was confident that I will emerge champion. Amit Dhankar is a very strong and a veteran wrestler but I have clashed with him in the past and beaten him, so I knew what I needed to do,” Pritam, who trains with Ranbhir Dhaka in Rohtak, said.<\/p>\n
It was Yash who ended Narsingh’s title hopes with a 11-7 win in a fast-paced semifinal.<\/p>\n
Narsingh lost the last-four bout after winning a match that was worth a title clash as he edged out an equally strong and experienced Dhankar 7-6.<\/p>\n
The match was full of drama and excitement as Narsingh’s defence and dodge moves were a treat to watch.<\/p>\n
It was Amit who got on board with a take-down move. Narsingh drew parity with a two-point throw near the circle. Narsingh twice effected doge moves as he went for leg attack but got up and quickly moved behind Amit for another take-down to lead 6-2.<\/p>\n
Dhankar got a push-out point and a left-leg attack got him two more. With just 30 seconds to go, Narsingh had a slender 6-5 lead. The two wrestlers went all out amid loud cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n
Dhankar seemed to have effected a roll for two points and also a push-out point but the referee did not give any.<\/p>\n
Dhankar’s corner protested and succeeded in getting a push-out point, making it 6-6. Narsingh was ahead on criteria and just needed to defend for 11 more seconds. Dhankar desperately looked for a take-down but the Maharashtra wrestler managed to defend.<\/p>\n
In the absence of elite wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya, not much competition or talent could be seen in 65kg and 57kg categories.<\/p>\n
Expectedly Rohit took home the 65kg title after reversing a 0-4 deficit to pin Sharwan.<\/p>\n
The 57kg gold was taken by Aman who outplayed Abhishek with a technical superiority win.<\/p>\n
The tightly-contested 79kg final was won by junior world championship bronze winner Gourav Balian, who beat Jitender Kinha 5-3.<\/p>\n
Vicky emerged champion in the 92kg with a win over Monu Dahiya while Shivraj won the gold in the 125kg category with a 3-1 win over Mohit.<\/p>\n
Services grabbed the freestyle team title while Railways were runners-up and Haryana finished third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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