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Women's wrestling revolution in Haryana

Balali (Haryana): The dusty village of Balali in Haryana, hardly barely 10 km from the national capital, was not too long ago up in arms when three sisters from the Phogat family took to wrestling,

IANS Published : Aug 10, 2014 17:00 IST, Updated : Aug 11, 2014 8:04 IST

Two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar remains mighty impressed with the progress of women's wrestling in the country.

"India's women wrestlers are now a force to reckon with in the world. I feel they will do well in the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. They will be tested against the Chinese, Japanese and the Koreans in the Asian Games and I am confident that they would do well," Sushil told IANS.



Women's wrestling national coach Kripa Shankar Patel remains hopeful of a good showing by the girls in the Sep 19-Oct 4 Asian Games in the South Korean city of Incheon.

"The girls haven't taken a break and they are already preparing for the Asian Games. We expect a good outing because the girls are high on confidence. But it will be tough since China, Japan and South Korea pose the real challenge," he said.
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