- India’s young wrestler Antim Panghal won the bronze medal in the women’s 53 kg category in the ongoing World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia. With this he also achieved the quota for Paris Olympics 2024.
- In the final Panghal defeated two-time European champion Emma Jona Denise Malmgren. This is India’s first medal in this tournament.
- The last Panghal is a resident of Bhagana village in Hisar district of Haryana. His father’s name is Ramniwas Panghal and mother’s name is Krishna Kumari.
Antim Panghal’s Remarkable Journey to Bronze Medal
- She started by defeating the 2022 world champion, Dominique Olivia Parrish of the United States, in the opening round by a score of 3-2.
- Panghal continued her winning streak by defeating Roxana Marta Zasina of Poland in the round of 16.
- In the quarterfinals, she had a remarkable win over Natalia Malysheva of Russia with a score of 9-6.
- Panghal lost 5-4 to Belarus’s Vanessa Kaladzinskaya in the women’s 53kg freestyle semi-finals.