Indian sports wrap, July 20: India’s Priya Malik wins silver in Budapest Ranking Series

WRESTLING

Budapest Ranking Series: Priya Malik wins silver, Manisha grabs bronze

Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest.

The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23 champion, performed well to upset 2016 Olympics bronze medallist Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan 7-2 and World under-23 bronze medallist Valeriia Trifonova 11-1 to book a place in the final.

Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala (62kg) bagged a bronze medal.

India topped the women’s team ranking with two gold, two silver and two bronze.

-Team Sportstar

GOLF

Average day for Bhatia and Rai at British Open

Indian American golfer Akshay Bhatia shot a 1-under 70 in the third round to be Tied 34th at the British Open here.

Bhatia had two birdies on the seventh and the ninth and seemed to be ready to get more before two bogeys on the back nine.

Indo-British Aaron Rai, who had shown a lot of promise in the first eight holes on the first day, seemed to have lost that momentum. He shot even par 71 and was 18 places down on his second round to be T-44.

Sahith Theegala had missed the cut.

-PTI