<p>India's Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal in the women's 53kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Vinesh, a three-time CWG gold-medallist, got the better of reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 in the bronze medal bout.</p>.<p>The Indian wrestler had earlier beaten Asian Games silver-medallist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the first repechage round. Azerbaijan's Leyla Gurbanova withdrew due to injury in the second repechage round, taking the Indian through to the medal bout.</p>.<p>This is Vinesh's second bronze medal at the world championships after her podium finish at the 2019 edition at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Her win was also India's first medal of the 2022 edition.</p>.<p>India's U23 worlds bronze-medallist Nisha Dahiya will fight for a senior bronze medal on Thursday after she lost 4-5 to U20 world champion Ami Ishii of Japan in the 68kg semifinals.</p>.<p>Nisha had beaten Lithuania's Danute Domikaityte, Adela Hanzlickova of the Czech Republic and Bulgarian Sofiya Georgieva - all three European bronze-medallists - in the previous rounds before falling to Ami Ishii.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 2021 world championships bronze-medallist Sarita Mor could not repeat her heroics this time as she lost 0-7 by fall to U23 world champion Anhelina Lysak of Poland in the round of 16 of the 57kg category. She had earlier beaten CWG bronze-medallist Hannah Taylor of Canada 4-2 in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>Junior Asian champions Mansi Ahlawat and Reetika also made early exits. Reetika lost 2-6 to European bronze-medallist Kendra Dacher of France in the qualifying round of the 72kg.</p>.<p>Mansi Ahlawat beat junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine 8-5 in the qualifying round before losing 3-5 to European silver-medallist Jowita Maria Wrzesien of Poland in the quarterfinal.</p>.<p>CWG 2022 gold-medallist Naveen Malik will be seen in action on Thursday as the men's freestyle competition gets underway.</p>
<p>India's Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal in the women's 53kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Vinesh, a three-time CWG gold-medallist, got the better of reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 in the bronze medal bout.</p>.<p>The Indian wrestler had earlier beaten Asian Games silver-medallist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the first repechage round. Azerbaijan's Leyla Gurbanova withdrew due to injury in the second repechage round, taking the Indian through to the medal bout.</p>.<p>This is Vinesh's second bronze medal at the world championships after her podium finish at the 2019 edition at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Her win was also India's first medal of the 2022 edition.</p>.<p>India's U23 worlds bronze-medallist Nisha Dahiya will fight for a senior bronze medal on Thursday after she lost 4-5 to U20 world champion Ami Ishii of Japan in the 68kg semifinals.</p>.<p>Nisha had beaten Lithuania's Danute Domikaityte, Adela Hanzlickova of the Czech Republic and Bulgarian Sofiya Georgieva - all three European bronze-medallists - in the previous rounds before falling to Ami Ishii.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 2021 world championships bronze-medallist Sarita Mor could not repeat her heroics this time as she lost 0-7 by fall to U23 world champion Anhelina Lysak of Poland in the round of 16 of the 57kg category. She had earlier beaten CWG bronze-medallist Hannah Taylor of Canada 4-2 in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>Junior Asian champions Mansi Ahlawat and Reetika also made early exits. Reetika lost 2-6 to European bronze-medallist Kendra Dacher of France in the qualifying round of the 72kg.</p>.<p>Mansi Ahlawat beat junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine 8-5 in the qualifying round before losing 3-5 to European silver-medallist Jowita Maria Wrzesien of Poland in the quarterfinal.</p>.<p>CWG 2022 gold-medallist Naveen Malik will be seen in action on Thursday as the men's freestyle competition gets underway.</p>