Praveen wins gold as India tops medal tally in India GP

Praveen produced a clinical performance and looked in full control against his opponent, Lobianidze of Georgia. He out-manoeuvred Lobianidze throughout the match, wining the bouts 3-0 2-0 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here.

Earlier in the day, Gursharan Preet Kaur bagged the bronze in the 72 kg category as India finished with two golds, three silvers and five bronze at the end of the tournament here.

Results:

Men Freestyle 66 kg: 1. PRAVEEN RANA (IND), 2. LOBIANIDZE (GEOG), 3. MANOJ (IND) and NARISI (IRI).

84 Kg: 1. READER JONATHAN (USA), 2. KIM GWAN (KOR), 3. PAWAN KUMAR (IND) and HAMEDIPOUR (IRI).

 

63 Kg: 1. HARUKA SATO (JPN), 2. ZAITSEVA (KAZ), 3. KIM HYE BIN (KOR) and SHARKHUU (MGL).

72 Kg: 1. OCHIRBAT (MGL), 2. DAVIS KRISTIE (USA), 3. GURSHARAN PREET KAUR (IND) and HIROE SUZUKI (JPN).

Medal Tally: INDIA 2-3-5, USA 1-5-1, KOREA 1-2-3, MONGOLIA 2-0-6, GEORGIA 3-1-0, IRAN 1-0-4, JAPAN 3-0-1, UKRAIN 1-0-2, BELARUS 0-2-0, KAZAKSTAN 0-1-1, NIGERIA 0-0-3, TAJAKSTAN 0-0-1, PAKISTAN 0-0-1.