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Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain seal CWG berths

Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Saturday sealed their berths in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games with dominating wins in the selection trials. While Nikhat, the two-time Strandja Memorial gold medallist, blanked Haryana's Minakshi via a 7-0 unanimous decision, Lovlina out-classed Railways Pooja by an identical margin. Nitu (48kg) and Jasmine (60kg) were the other boxers, who also sealed spots for the quadrennial event.

I expect Indian wrestlers to win 8-9 gold medals at CWG 2022, says Yogeshwar Dutt

Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday said he is confident about the Indian wrestling contingent winning 8-9 gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, starting July 28. Ravi Dahiya (57 kg), Bajrang Punia (65 kg), Naveen (74 kg), Deepak Punia (86 kg), Deepak (97 kg) and Mohit Dahiya (125 kg) were selected during the trials to represent the country at the event. In the women's category, Pooja Gehlot (50 kg), Vinesh Phogat (53 kg), Anshu Malik (57 kg), Sakshi Malik (62 kg), Divya Kakran (68 kg) and Pooja Dhanda (76 kg) have been selected for the quadrennial event.

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