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Aryna Sabalenka's pursuit for excellence fuels India's first female senior wrestling world champion Manisha Bhanwala

Aryna Sabalenka's pursuit for excellence fuels India's first female senior wrestling world champion Manisha Bhanwala

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  • left · 1 outlet

    After losing her father in 2022, Indian wrestler Manisha Bhanwala overcame a 0-6 deficit to defeat Abigail Nette 8-6 and become India's first woman wrestling world champion.

    — The Logical Indian

  • center · 1 outlet

    CHENNAI: Thanks to Manisha Bhanwala's historic gold and her fellow women wrestlers' two silver and one bronze, India registered their best-ever show at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in 65 years. The result hints towards exponential growth of the sport in the country but a…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 1 outlet

    Manisha Bhanwala became India's first women's wrestling world champion, beating American Abigail Nette in the 59kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships. She became only the second Indian wrestler to claim a senior world crown after Sushil Kumar, who won in 2010.

    — Livemint

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Manisha Bhanwala became India's first women's wrestling world champion, beating American Abigail Nette in the 59kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships. She became only the second Indian wrestler to claim a senior world crown after Sushil Kumar, who won in 2010.

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Aryna Sabalenka's pursuit for excellence fuels India's first female senior wrestling world champion Manisha Bhanwala

Manisha Bhanwala became India's first women's wrestling world champion, beating American Abigail Nette in the 59kg freestyle final at the World Wrestling Championships. She became only the second Indian wrestler to claim a senior world crown after Sushil Kumar, who won in 2010.

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Women saving grace as their male counterparts continue to disappoint at wrestling World Championships

CHENNAI: Thanks to Manisha Bhanwala's historic gold and her fellow women wrestlers' two silver and one bronze, India registered their best-ever show at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in 65 years. The result hints towards exponential growth of the sport in the country but a…

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