New Delhi [India], April 2:
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday met the champions of the Asian Wrestling Championship: gold medal winner Manisha Bhanwala, silver medal winner Reetika Hooda, bronze medal winner Muskan Nandal, and their coach Mandeep. Olympic medalist and BJP leader Yogeshwar Dutt was also present.
CM Nayab Singh Saini posted a message on his official X page, congratulating the sportspersons for their success and wishing them all the best for their future.
"Today, I met Senior Asian Wrestling Championship gold medalist Manisha, silver medalist Reetika Hooda, bronze medalist Muskan Nandal, and coach Mandeep. All were greeted warmly and congratulated, and I wished them all the best for their future wins. May Mata Rani's blessings always be with you. I wish you all a bright future," CM Nayab Singh Saini posted on his official X account.
Wrestlers Manisha Bhanwala (62 kg) and Antim Panghal (53 kg) brought glory to India by securing gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 in Amman, Jordan, as per Olympics.com.
Manisha Bhanwala beat North Korea's Ok J Kim 8-7 in the final to bring India its first women's freestyle wrestling gold medal at this championship since 2021. Manisha had won three back-to-back bronze medals from 2022 to 2024. Manisha was down 2-7 against Ok J Kim but produced a stunning turnaround to win gold.
Current U23 world champion Reetika Hooda won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 76kg event. Muskan Nandal (women's 59kg), Mansi Lather (women's 68kg), and Greco-Roman grapplers Nitesh (97kg) and Sunil Kumar (87kg) won bronze medals in the day's earlier events.
