Asian Wrestling Championships: Divya Kakran declared 2nd Indian Woman to Win Gold

Young grappler Divya Kakran earned the first gold medal for India in the women’s (68 kg) category on the Day 3 of the Asian Wrestling Championships. 

In a stunning display of power wrestling, Divya won all four bouts in five-wrestler 68kg category, as the competition was fought in



the round robin format.Kakran defeated junior world champion Naruha Matsuyuki of Japan to win the final of 68kg category.

In 2018, Navjot Kaur had become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships when she bagged a gold in the 65kg category in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.