Navjot scripts history at Asian Wrestling Championships (Lead)

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) March 2 (IANS) Navjot Kaur scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win gold at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships here on Friday.

Navjot thrashed Japan s Miya Imai 9-1 in the final to emerge champion in the women s 65 kilogram category.

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik took bronze in the women s 62kg category with a hard fought 10-7 win in the play-off over Ayaulym Kassymova of Kazhakstan.

India now have a medal tally of one gold one silver and four bronze in the competition.

Navjot dominated the final bout and relied on her strong defence to thwart Miya s fast paced attacks in the initial stages.

She opened up a 2-0 lead with a counter-attack before bolstering the advantage to 5-0 just before the break.

Miya was forced to adopt an attacking aproach in the second and final round but Navjot continued to dominate and wrap up a comprehensive win.

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