Fourteen-year-old Azam Shah of New Sion Municipal Secondary School (Sion Koliwada) was content to win the silver medal in the boys' U-17 42 kg Freestyle category of the Mumbai City District Sports Office inter-school wrestling tournament at NM Joshi Municipal School's campus in Lower Parel yesterday.


Azam Shah (in blue) grapples with Vishal Sharma during the DSO boys U-17 42 kg Freestyle bout in Lower Parel yesterday. Pic/Suresh KK

He lost the gold to Aniket Shenvi of NM School, who is two years his senior. The defeat meant that Azam lost his chance to represent Mumbai City at the DSO zonal event as only the winner is selected.