Kadian floors Pakistani wrestler to bag gold at South Asian Games

Commonwealth Games silver medalist Satyawart Kian floored his Pakistani opponent Tabiyar Khan to clinch gold medal at 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu on Saturday. Kian lived up to expectations as he showcased excellent skills during his 10-1 victory against Tabiyar. Starting aggressively, Kian scored six consecutive points in first minute of bout and built pressure on his opponent.

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Apart from Kian, Sumit Malik, Gurshanpreet Kaur, and Sarita Mor also finished at top of podium as India bagged four gold medals on second day. India so far has won a total of eight gold medals, including four on first day on Friday.

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Anor highlight of day was Punjab’s Gursharanpreet. Playing in her first international competition after seven years, current national champion registered a convincing 10-0 win over her opponent in women’s 76 kg category. Sumit (men’s freestyle 125 kg) and Sarita (women’s 57 kg) finished at top of podium following ir comfortable 8-2 and 10-1 wins respectively in final round. On day one, Sheetal Tomar (50 kg), Pinki (57 kg), Amit Kumar (65 kg), and Rahul Kumar (57 kg) h won gold medals for India.

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