Wrestler Simran clinches silver in Youth Olympics
Wrestler Simran settled for a silver in women’s freestyle 43 kg category competition after she lost to Emily Shilson of United States in the final bout here. Simran, who had won a 40kg-class bronze in the 2017 Cadet World Championships, lost 6-11 as the American registered a ‘victory by points’ to clinch gold on Saturday night.
Simran conceded a 2-9 lead to Shilson in the first period and that virtually sealed her fate.
The Indian produced a better show in the second period by scoring four points as against two by his American opponent but that proved to be too little, too late to have any impact on the result of the bout.
Shilson is the gold medallist in 43kg in the 2018 Cadet World Championships.
This is India’s fifth silver along with three gold in the ongoing Youth Olympics. The medals won by shuttler Lakshya Sen (gold), shooter Manu Bhaker (silver) and judoka Tababi Devi (silver) in mixed team events are not counted in the country’s total medal tally as they had paired with athletes of other countries.
HOCKEY TEAMS IN FINAL
The Indian men’s and women’s teams advanced to the final of hockey 5s competition in the Youth Olympics after registering emphatic wins here.
India defeated hosts Argentina 3-1 in the men’s semi-final while the women’s team beat China 3-0 in their last-four match.
The Indian men face Malaysia in the summit clash while their women counterparts take on Argentina in the final.
This is the first time India is taking part in a hockey competition in the Youth Olympics. The country did not feature in the earlier two editions.
In the men’s semi-final, Sudeep Chirmako (12th and 18th minute) and Rahul Kumar Rajbhar (3th) scored for India while captain Facundo Zarate found the target for Argentina.
In the women’s semi-final, India outplayed their Chinese opponents with goals coming from Mumtaz Khan (1st minute), Reet (5th) and Lalremsiami (13th). India dominated the match right from the start as they put pressure on the Chinese defence by keeping possession.