| Four Indians bag gold at International Wrestling tournament in Italy |
Four Indian grapplers have struck gold at the International Wrestling tournament in Sassari City, Italy. They finished on top in their respective weight categories in Men's Freestyle.
Yogeshwar Dutt bagged the yellow metal in 65kg division, while Praveen Rana claimed the gold in 70kg category. According to the information received in New Delhi, Amit Kumar, 57kg, and Narsingh Yadav, 74kg, also finished on the top of the podium in their categories. After World Wrestling Federation introduced variations in the weight categories at the end of year 2013, Yogeshwar chose to compete in 65kg category, climbing up from 60kg division, in which he won the bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics. Since jumping up the weight category, Yogeshwar has won gold in all four tournaments he has taken part so far. |
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