Grapplers Vinesh, Anshu seal Paris Olympics quota
Vinesh, one of the main faces of the wrestlers’ protest last year, defeated Kazakhstan’s Laura Ganikyzy in the 50kg semifinal to inch closer to competing at her third straight Olympics.
Ritu Phogat is among the eight women wrestlers who will represent India at the U-23 World Championships in Poland next month.
The squad was picked after the completion of trials here on Monday.
Squad: Ritu Phogat (48kg), Pinki (53kg), Lalita (55kg), Sangeeta (58kg), Sarita (60kg), Reshma Maane (63kg), Divya Karan (69kg), Pooja (75kg).
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