India finish sixth in Wrestling World Cup

India lose to Mongolia in 5th position play off; Amit Kumar wins four of his five bouts

March 18, 2014 07:03 pm | Updated May 19, 2016 09:37 am IST - Los Angeles

Amit Kumar Photo: R.V. Moorthy

Amit Kumar Photo: R.V. Moorthy

World Championships silver medallist Amit Kumar won four of his five bouts as India finished sixth in the FILA Men’s Freestyle Wrestling World Cup here.

India lost to Mongolia 3-5 in the 5th-6th position match after finishing third in their group.

Against Mongolia, Amit (57kg) made a solid start as he beat Nomi Batbold levelling the handicap. But Bajrang (62kg) and Rajneesh (65kg) lost their respective contests.

However, Amit Kumar Dhankar (70kg) and Parveen Rana (74kg) got India back into the game with clinical wins.

Pawan Kumar, in the 86kg category, suffered his fifth straight defeat which was followed by the loss of junior world bronze medallist Satywart Kadian as India finished sixth in their maiden appearance at the competition.

Earlier, India had overcome Turkey 5-3, and gained 4-4 criteria decision to beat Armenia while suffering defeats at the hands of hosts USA (2-6) and Iran (0-8) to finish third in pool A.

Iran maintained their dominance at the event capturing their third consecutive title beating Russia 6-2 in the final. USA finished third, while Ukraine settled for the fourth spot.

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