Asian Wrestling Championship: Nitesh clinches silver

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India's Greco-Roman wrestler Nitesh Kumar clinched silver at the Asian Wrestling Championship on Wednesday, while compatriots Sachin Sahrawat and Prince bagged bronze medals on Day Three of the tournament here.

Battling in the 97 kg category, Nitesh suffered a 1-7 loss to Iran's Mohammadhadi Saravi in the summit clash. Meanwhile, Sachin won a tight bout against Uzbekistan's Abdumalik Aminov 6-5 in the 67 kg bronze-medal match.

Earlier in the day, Prince defeated Turkmenistan's Didar Amannazarov 10-1 in the 82 kg bronze-medal match.

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