![]() Up against local grappler Viktoria Borsos in the medal round, the Indian wrestler won 6-2 to clinch the bronze medal. In the semi-finals, Sangeeta Phogat suffered a 6-4 defeat to Magdalena Urszula Glodek of Poland and entered the bronze medal match. ![]() Sarita Mor (women’s 59kg), Sujeet (men’s 65kg) and Greco-Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar (87kg) were initially listed to compete at the meet but they withdrew from the tournament earlier.Ĭompeting in the women’s 59kg, Sangeeta Phogat lost to USA’s Jennifer Page Rogers, one of the eventual finalists, in the first round but beat another American grappler, Brenda Olivia Reyna, via technical superiority in round three. ![]() Vinesh’s withdrawal meant Sangeeta Phogat was the only Indian wrestler to take the mat at the Budapest meet. Vinesh Phogat, who was training in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan recently shifted base to Tata, a town near Budapest, to prepare for the Hungary ranking wrestling tournament. ![]() The ranking tournament in Hungary was set to mark Vinesh Phogat’s first competitive action since winning the women’s 53kg bronze medal at the Belgrade world championships in September last year. However, the wrestler informed the organisers as well as the Sports Authority of India (SAI) about her inability to participate in the competition due to fever and food poisoning. Vinesh Phogat, a two-time world championships medallist and reigning Asian Games champion, was expected to compete in the 55kg weight class on Saturday. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was forced to pull out of the Budapest Ranking Series 2023 due to illness.
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