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Indian wresrlers win three medals in Deaflympics

Virender Singh clinched the gold in 74 kg freestyle, Ajay Kumar and Sumit Dahiya bagged bronze in 65 kg and 97 kg freestyle respectively.

By PTI

New Delhi, Jul 26:) Indian wrestlers won a gold and two bronze medals in the ongoing 23rd Summer Deaflympics at Samsun in Turkey.

Virender Singh clinched the gold in 74kg freestyle event as he beat Chakvetadze S (Georgia) by 18-9 points in the final bout.

Deaflympics 2017

Ajay Kumar beat Babayan A (Armenia) by 10-0 points in 65kg freestyle to earn a bronze medal. Sumit Dahiya bagged the other bronze by beating Ghamar Pour (Ireland) by 10-0 points in 97kg freestyle.

Lauding the performance of these sportspersons, 2010 Delhi Commonwealth discus throw gold winner Krishna Poonia said that the government should support them.

"The government should support these deaf athletes. They should be looked after properly. They also brought laurels to the country. They should be given facilities and incentives on par with the para athletes," Poonia said.

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:59 [IST]
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