Antim Panghal at Paris 2024 Olympics: Get women’s 53kg wrestling schedule, match times
Indian wrestler Antim Panghal will begin her challenge in the women's 53kg freestyle category at the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling competition starting on August 7 at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, France.
Panghal, a two-time junior world champion and world championships medallist, will be the youngest Indian wrestler at this Olympic Summer Games.
Antim Panghal obtained a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India in the women's 53kg with a bronze medal at the World Championships last year. Panghal lost to Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the semis, but defeated Sweden’s Jonna Malmgren, a two-time European champion, to win the bronze there.
The Indian wrestler had a memorable 2023 season, which was headlined by the bronze medal in the World Championships. Another major highlight of her crowning year was the silver medal at the Asian Championships in Astana, where she lost to Japan’s star wrestler Akari Fujinami.
She also defended her U-20 world crown and went on to clinch a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2023 in October.
However, Panghal has not competed since coming back from Hangzhou. She was exempted from India’s selection trials for the Asian Wrestling Championships and the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Having replaced veteran grappler Vinesh Phogat to become India’s top wrestler in the hotly-contested women’s 53kg, Antim has the spotlight on her at Paris 2024.
Panghal was training in Europe for the upcoming Olympic Summer Games alongside Vinesh, who will be competing in the 50kg instead of her pet weight category.
Antim Panghal will face some stern challenges in the women’s 53kg wrestling event, most notably Akari Fujinami of Japan. She is the reigning two-time world champion, the current Asian Games gold medallist and also a two-time reigning Asian champion. She currently has an unbeaten streak in well over a hundred matches.
The event also has the People’s Republic of China’s Pang Qianyu, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and a two-time worlds medal winner. She is also a two-time Asian champion and an Asian Games silver medallist.
Former world champion Dominique Parrish of the USA, Lucía Yépez of Ecuador, Maria Prevolaraki of Greece, Andreea Ana of Romania and Jonna Malmgren of Sweden will be some of the other big names in the women’s 53kg wrestling event.
Antim Panghal at Paris 2024 Olympics: women’s 53kg wrestling schedule
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Where to watch Antim Panghal at Paris 2024 Olympics live in India
Live streaming of Antim Panghal’s Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling matches will be available on Jio Cinema in India. Live telecast of Antim’s Paris 2024 wrestling event will be on Sports 18 Network TV channel in India.