Asian gold medallist Navjot Kaur living her sister’s wrestling dreams - News Summed Up

Asian gold medallist Navjot Kaur living her sister’s wrestling dreams


Kaur, 27, won gold in the 65 kg freestyle category. READ | Navjot Kaur wins Asian wrestling gold; Sakshi Malik settles for bronze; silver for Vinesh Phogat“Navjot was quite upset when she couldn’t make it to the Commonwealth Games squad. Living her sister’s dreamNavjot, who had won bronze medal in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, is living Navjeet’s unfulfilled dream of winning an international medal. READ | Bajrang Punia, Vinod Omprakash win bronze in Asian Wrestling ChampionshipsIt was only because of Navjeet that Navjot was able to join a male-dominated sport. Navjeet won the national championship thrice and as many inter-university medals between 2000-2006, but later injuries to her back and knee forced her to retire.


Source: Hindustan Times March 03, 2018 17:26 UTC



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