New Delhi, July 23: Sachin Rathi scripted a sensational turn around in the final bout while Deepak Puniya asserted his supremacy without fuss as India won two gold and as many bronze medals in the freestyle competition on the concluding day of the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship, here today.
On the last day of the championship, four of the five Indian wrestlers reached the medal round with Suraj Rajkumar Kokate (61kg) and Mohit (125kg) winning bronze medals.
The only one to miss out was Somveer Singh in the 92kg category.
India, with 173 points, finished second in the team championship behind Iran (189 points). Uzbekistan finished third with 128 points.
Rathi won the first gold of the day for India in the 74kg with a sensational turn around against Mongolia’s Bat-Erdene Byambasuren in the gold medal match.
