Commonwealth Games: Indian wrestler Naveen bags gold medal
What's the story
India continued to be excellent in wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Naveen won a third gold medal for India in wrestling (74kg category) on Saturday after Ravi Dahiya and Vinesh Phogat. He has also won India's sixth wrestling gold medal in Birmingham. Naveen overcame Pakistan's Muhammad Tahir, sealing a win on points. The Pakistani wrestler managed to avoid a technical superiority. Here's more.
Medal winners
10th medal in wrestling for India
The Indian wrestling contingent bagged its 10th medal at the 2022 CWG.
Sakshi Malik - Gold
Vinesh Phogat - Gold
Naveen - Gold
Ravi Dahiya - Gold
Bajrang Punia - Gold
Deepak Punia - Gold
Anshu Malik - Silver
Divya Kakran - Bronze
Mohit Grewal - Bronze
Pooja Gehlot - Bronze
Twitter Post
Gold for the CWG debutant
🤼♂️🥇 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀! The CWG debutant Naveen defeats Muhammad Sharif Tahir of 🇵🇰 to clinch the gold medal.
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) August 6, 2022
💪 Job well done!
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