Naveen Wins Gold Medal in Men’s 74kg Freestyle Wrestling Event, Beats Pakistan’s Muhammad Sharif Tahir To Clinch Top Prize on CWG Debut
The 19-year-old displayed maturity and skill to dominate his opponent 9-0 and win the gold medal. This was India's 12th gold medal and sixth in wrestling at CWG 2022 so far.
Naveen won the gold medal in men's freestyle 74kg wrestling event by beating Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir. On his CWG debut, he defeated the Pakistan wrestler 9-0 to secure the top spot on the podium.
Naveen Bags Gold!
6️⃣th 🤼♂️🤼♀️ GOLD FOR 🇮🇳
🇮🇳's Dhakad youth wrestler Naveen (M-74kg) defeats 🇵🇰's Tahir by points (9-0) en route to winning GOLD 🥇on his debut at #CommonwealthGames 🔥
Amazing confidence & drive from Naveen to take 🇮🇳's 🥇 medal tally to 1️⃣2️⃣ at #B2022
Congrats 👏 #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/UTWczNCh6a
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 6, 2022
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