Asian Wrestling C'ships: Reetika Hooda settles for silver medal in 76 kg

The young Indian women's freestyle wrestling contingent had a good outing at the Asian Wrestling Championships as four Indian wrestlers made it to the medal matches in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday.

Paris Olympian Reetika Hooda was the star of the day as she clinched a silver medal in the women's 76 kg category before losing a nail-biting final against (6-7) Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan.

Muskan (59 Kg) and Mansi Lather (68 Kg) also clinched the bronze medals in their respective weight categories on Thursday.

Reetika misses the gold

Reetika started the day with a technical superiority (10-0) win against Seoyeon Jeong of South Korea and then followed it with a pin-fall win against Japan's Nodoka Yamamoto in the semi-final.

She then took on the two-time Asian champion, Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan, in the final. Aiperi started the match on a high note, winning a take down early-on in the opening round.

The Indian wrestler made a solid comeback, showcasing some brilliant leg attacks to gain a good lead of 6-2 with just 10 seconds left on the clock.

The youngster was almost set for her maiden gold medal, but then Aiperi made a brilliant comeback in the final seconds, winning a take down and then a 90-degree turn to steal the gold medal.

Maiden Asian medal for Muskan, Mansi

India added two more medals on the day with 18-year-old Mansi Lather (68 Kg) and the 17-year-old Muskan (59 Kg) winning bronze medals, taking the Indian medal tally to five - 1 Silver, 4 Bronze.

Mansi was the second Indian wrestler to reach the semifinal on Thursday. She started the day with a 10-0 win over Sheng Fang Cai of Chinese Taipei in first round. However, she lost her semifinal to Chinese wrestler Zelu Li.

But, she bounced back in the bronze medal match against the Kazakhstan wrestler, Irini Kazyluina, winning her maiden senior international medal with a technical superitory win, 12-2.

Muskan (59 Kg), who booked her spot in the bronze medal via repechage, showed great aggressive play to clinch her first senior medal with a close win (4-0) against Altjin Togtokh of Mongolia.

Nishu (55 Kg) also booked her spot in the bronze medal match via repechage, but she lost the match via pin fall to the Mongolian wrestler Otgontuya Bayanmunkh.