Memorable day for Manjeet

By Adam D Anglo On Dec 22, 2022

Services’ Manjeet (in blue) grabs L. Sayon of Manipur in the 55kg Greco Roman gold medal bout in the National wrestling championships at Port Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, Dec 22, 2022.
| Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK

It was a better-late-than-never moment for 30-year-old Manjeet, who overcame a stiff challenge from fellow Armyman L. Sayon, representing Manipur, to win his maiden title in 55kg Greco Roman category in the National wrestling championships at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Thursday.

Manjeet, from Jhajjar in Haryana, secured a 5-0 lead in the first period of the final and employed his strong defensive skills to maintain his lead and secure a dream outing.

“Injuries affected my career. I had a few National medals before, but this is my first gold,” said a proud Manjeet.

Gyanender Gyani, a 2019 Asian bronze medallist, rallied to beat Vikram 3-1 and retain the 60kg title.

“I have won several medals but I am struggling due to the lack of sponsorship despite being in an Olympic weight,” said Gyanender.

The medallists: Greco Roman: 55kg: 1. Manjeet (SSCB), 2. L. Sayon (Man), 3. Rohit Yadav (RSPB) & Rupin (Har); 60kg: 1. Gyanender Gyani (SSCB), 2. Vikram (Mah), 3. Saurabh (U.P.) & Sumit (Chd); 63kg: 1. Sagar (SSCB), 2. Nitin (RSPB), 3. Sandeep (Har) and Umesh (Del); 67kg: 1. Karanjit (Pun), 2. Sandeep (Kar), 3. Deepak (Del) & Vinayak (Mah); 72kg: 1. Ankit Gulia (SSCB), 2. Anuj (Del), 3. Vikas (RSPB) & Sameer (Mah); 77kg: 1. Sajan Bhanwala, 2. Deepak (SSCB), 3. Chhagan Meena (Raj) & Karan (Del); 82kg: 1. Rohit Dahiya (RSPB), 2. Sandeep (SSCB), 3. Rahul (Raj) & Neeraj (Del); 87kg: 1. Sunil Kumar (RSPB), 2. Sushant (SSCB), 3. Dhareppa (Kar) & Sunny (Del); 97kg: 1. Ravi (RSPB), 2. Narender Cheema (Pun), 3. Shailesh (Mah) & Sonu (SSCB); 130kg: 1. Naveen (SSCB), 2. Parvesh (Har), 3. Tushar (Mah) & Sahil (Chd).

Women: 50kg: 1. Shivanee Pawar (M.P.), 2. Nirmala Devi (Har), 3. Neha (Mah) & Neelam (U.P.); 55kg: 1. Anuj (RSPB), 2. Aarati (Har), 3. Manshi Yadav (U.P.) & Manpreet Kaur (Pun).

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