At the Federation Cup wrestling event held on Thursday at the Maharaja Vibhuti Narain Indoor Stadium in this city, Babli produced an incredible comeback to defeat Manshi Yadav in the women’s 55kg final and earn her first gold medal at the elite level.
The 23-year-old Babli, who started wrestling around four and a half years ago, is from the Yamunanagar district in Haryana. She won the title match 15–8 and took home her first meaningful medal. Babli, who was behind 6-2, took advantage of the chance to put on a leg lace and even the score at halftime.
Amit Kumar, her coach, was there to support her as fitter Babli added four more points to increase her advantage. By quickly countering her opponent’s feeble attacks, Babli was able to increase her point total and win the match.