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Babita Kumari, the golden girl at CWG 2014

New Delhi: We have wrestlers who have brought laurels to the country in past as well as in present also but rarely a thought crossed the mind that even female wrestler would shine at the

India TV Sports Desk Published : Aug 01, 2014 13:09 IST, Updated : Aug 02, 2014 9:47 IST


24-year-old Babita Kumari won the first gold medal of the Day 8. The young Indian defeated the veteran from Canada, B. Laverdure in the lopsided Women's Free Style 55 kg gold medal match.



Dominating the two periods of game, Babita Kumari llooked invincible as she took the first period lead with a 3-0. Not ready to give up golden opportunity match, she extended the lead to go 6-0 up. Canadian tried her best to get control of the match but finished with 7-1 loss against champion Babita Kumari.
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