Antim Panghal qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics, secures women’s 53 kg bronze at World Wrestling Championships

Antim Panghal, the rising wrestling star secured a bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category and a Paris Olympics 2024 quota for India at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia on Thursday. Notably, this is India’s first medal at the ongoing edition of the tournament. Antim beat two-time European Champion Emma […]

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Antim Panghal, the rising wrestling star secured a bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category and a Paris Olympics 2024 quota for India at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia on Thursday. Notably, this is India’s first medal at the ongoing edition of the tournament.

Antim beat two-time European Champion Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren in the bronze medal bout by 16-6.

After Antim’s win, the count for India’s medal in the World Championships comes to 23, which includes one gold, five silver and 17 bronze medals.

While retweeting Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) tweet, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Antim for her win. The tweet reads, “Antim has done it!! Securing a World Championships🥉in WW-53kg and earning a coveted #Paris2024 Olympic quota for 🇮🇳, the nation’s 19-year-old wrestling prodigy has showcased the true power of determination and mental resilience on the world stage 💪”

On Wednesday, Antim qualified for Round 16 in the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. She caused a major upset by defeating last year’s World Champion Parris D 3-2 in the 53kg weight category.

Then in the round of 16, she beat Roksana Marta Zasina of Poland, qualifying for the quarterfinals. She beat her opponent by 10-0 via VSU (Victory by technical superiority). Following this, in her final eight bout, she defeated Russia’s Natalia Malysheva by 9-6 via VPO1 (Victory by Points with Technical Points).

Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarusia ended the wrestler’s winning streak in the semis, but Antim stayed eligible for a bronze medal match, which she won eventually.