Indian wrestlers bag three gold, one bronze

Update: 2019-07-14 00:35 IST

New Delhi : Indian wrestlers bagged four medals, including three gold, on the second day of the Yasar Dogu 2019 Ranking Series tourney in Istanbul. While Rahul Aware won gold in the 61kg freestyle category on Friday, Utkarsh clinched the bronze in the same weight division. Aware clinched his first career Ranking Series title with a tactical 4-1 win over Turkey's Munir Aktas.

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Among Indian women wrestlers, Seema and Manju Kumari bagged a gold each in the 50kg and 59kg divisions, respectively. In 50kg finals, Seema stopped Valeriya Chepsarakova of Russia from winning her second title with a 3-2 win. The third Indian wrestler to claim gold was Manju, who mauled Katsiaryna Hanchar Yanushkevich of Belarus 13-2, in 59kg finals. 

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