Geeta Kumari, the woman wrestler, won a gold in 55kg category at the ongoing Asian qualifying tournament in Astana, Kazakhastan. Geeta with this victory also made a history, as she became the first Indian woman wrestler to have ever qualified for the Olympics.Women's wrestling was first introduced at the Olympics during the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The wrestler from Bhiwani in Haryana, overpowered Kyrgyzstan's Gulina in the first round. Then she went on to defeat Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan in the semifinal. In the final, the grappler thrashed her Korean challenger Ji-Eun Um to clinch the gold medal.
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