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Sonam Malik Wins Gold At World Cadet Wrestling Championship, Neelam Bags Bronze
Competing in the 56kg category, the 15-year-old Sonam defeated Japanese Sena Nagamoto 3-1 in the final.
Sonam Malik bagged a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Athens© Olympic Press Twitter
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The Cadet World Championship is a yearly event
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Sonam competed in 56kg category
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Neelam competed in the 43kg category
Young Indian wrestler Sonam Malik bagged a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Athens, Greece while Neelam settled for a bronze. Competing in the 56kg category, the 15-year-old Sonam defeated Japanese Sena Nagamoto 3-1 in the final. She took a 2-0 lead in the first round and then conceded a point in the second round before adding one more towards the end of the bout.
Neelam, competing in the 43kg category, defeated Roxana Alexandra of Romania 6-4 in the bronze medal bout.
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