U-20 world champion Antim Panghal wins gold in wrestling in National Games 2022

Ahmedabad: In the National Games 2022,  under-20 World wrestling champion Antim Panghal won the gold medal in women's 53kg wrestling today, October 3.

Haryana's Antim Panghal, who made history in August by becoming the first Indian to become U20 world champion in women's wrestling, beat Priyanshi Prajapati of Madhya Pradesh by fall in the final.

Gujarat's Hina Khalifa and Swati Sanjay of Maharashtra won the bronze medals in the women's 53kg.

Meanwhile, Olympian gymnast Pranati Nayak picked up two gold medals at the Sama Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara.

The West Bengal gymnast collected her first gold - the uneven bars - in the morning and rounded off her campaign by clinching the



floor exercise crown in the evening.

In men's 200m cycling, Ronaldo Singh, David Beckham, and Esow Alben clinched the three podium finishes.

 

In National Games,  Services lead the medals tally with 51 medals including 23 Gold, 14 silver, and 14 bronze followed by Haryana with 49 medals including 22 gold, 16 silver, and  11 bronze. Uttar Pradesh has won 13 gold,  9 silver, and 8 bronze medals while Tamil Nadu has won 12 gold,  9 silver, and 11 bronze medals.

The National Games 2022 is being held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat. The National Games 2022 will conclude on the 12th of October.