She gave a strong battle to two-time Olympic medallist Helen Maroulis who won the gold medal. Malik maintained her performance despite an ankle injury in the quarterfinals and an elbow injury.

Last October Pooja Dhanda entered an elite club as she became only the fourth Indian woman grappler to win a medal at the Wrestling World Championship.

Pooja Dhanda on Thursday became only the fourth Indian woman grappler to win a medal at the Wrestling World Championship. She grabbed a bronze with a 10-7 win over the 2017 European champion Grace Jacob Bullen. This is India’s second medal at the ongoing championship after Bajrang Punia’s silver medal performance in the men’s freestyle 65kg category. Pooja […]