SPO-KHELO-WRESTLING

Haryana underlined their supremacy

in the wrestling ring on the second day of Khelo India Youth

Games Thursday, winning all seven gold medals in the girls

under-17 weight category even without their star

internationals Anshu and Sonam.

Along with seven gold medals, Haryana took home one

silver and five bronze medals and their coach attributed the

success in the sport to support from the government and

presence of infrastructure in the state.

"The support from our government, the infrastructure

and the exposure they get has created confidence in our girls.

They are fearless and despite trailing, they fight till the

end with a killer instinct.

"I feel that makes the difference," Haryana coach

Vijender was quoted as saying in a media release.

Hosts Maharashtra had to be content with two silver

and five bronze medals in the girls' segment.

In the boys' under-21 Greco Roman category, Haryana

won two gold and as many silver medals, taking their days

tally to nine gold medals, while Maharashtra earned silver

medals from Gokul Yadav (77kg) and Rohit Ahire (72kg).

A bronze came from Digvijay Bhondve in 97kg, the

release noted.

Results: Boys U21: Greco Roman: (72kg) Chhagan Meena

(RAJ), Rohit Ahire (MAH), Parveen (HAR) 77kg: Amit (HAR),

Gokul Yadav (MAH), Ankit (HAR); 87kg: Sushant (HAR), Neeraj

(CHD), Sunny (PUB) 97kg: Viresh Kundu (UP), Sahil (CHD),

Digvijay Bhondve (MAH) Girls U17 46kg Final: Hanny Kumari

(HAR) bt Kalyani Gadekar (MAH) 4-3: Bronze: Sweety (HAR),

Ishika (HAR) 49kg Final: Antim (HAR) bt Savita Malik (HAR)

14-0; Bronze: Smita Patil (MAH), Priyanshi Prajapati (MP) 53kg

Final: Nishu (HAR) bt Arati (DEL) 5-0; Bronze: Deepti (HAR),

Disha Karande (Mah) 57kg: Final: Manju (HAR) bt Bhagyashree

Fand (MAH) 14-4; Bronze: Neha (DEL), Laxmi (HAR) 61kg Final:

Priyanka (HAR) bt Pooja Gurjar (RAJ) 11-0; Bronze: Sukhpreet

Kaur (PUB), Srushti Bhosale (MAH) 65kg: Final: Reetika (HAR)

bt Khushi (DEL) 9-1; Bronze: Sanjana Bagadi (MAH), Supriya

Mishra (MAH) 69kg Final: Priya (HAR) bt Anu (PUB) by fall;

Bronze: Pranjal (MP), Ravita Kumari (HAR).