ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia): Indian wrestlers extended their impressive form at the Ulaanbaatar Open 2025 wrestling Ranking Series event, in Mongolia on Friday, securing six medals, including four golds, according to Olympics.com.
Leading the charge was Paris 2024 Olympian Antim Panghal, who delivered a dominant display in the women’s 53kg category. She cruised into the final with a 10-0 win over Mongolia’s Ariunzaya Odonchimeg and clinched the gold with another commanding 10-0 victory against neutral athlete Natalia Malysheva.
Neha Sangwan, making her debut at the senior level, caused a major upset by defeating Olympian Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia 4-0 in the 57kg final to claim the top podium spot.
🚨 MUSKAN WINS GOLD MEDAL 🥇
17 year Old Muskan won the Gold Medal in 59 kg category at Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking 💪
INCREDIBLY WELL DONE MUSKAN 🇮🇳👏
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Muskan (59kg) and Harshita (72kg) also bagged gold in their respective weight classes. Competing in the Nordic system, both wrestlers remained unbeaten with four wins each. Muskan’s road to gold featured a 13-5 win over Mongolia’s Anudari Batkhuyag and a close 5-4 win against Bediha Gun of Turkey.
Harshita, a former U17 world champion, delivered a key victory over Asian champion Bolortungalag Zorigt of Mongolia on her way to the top of the podium.
🚨 HARSHITA MOR WINS GOLD MEDAL 🥇
She won the Gold Medal in 72kg by defeating Tsogzolmaa 14-4 at Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking!
INCREDIBLY WELL DONE HARSHITA 🇮🇳👏
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In the men’s Greco-Roman 60kg category, Suraj settled for silver, while Neelam picked up a bronze in the women’s 50kg freestyle division. With Friday’s results, India’s overall medal tally at the Ulaanbaatar Open has risen to 12, comprising five gold, three silver, and four bronze medals.
The Ulaanbaatar Open is the third event on the UWW Ranking Series calendar and has drawn participation from over 200 wrestlers. The competition continues on Saturday with five more women’s freestyle weight categories and the first set of gold medal bouts in men’s freestyle. (ANI)
