Gray gets technical fall as Mumbai team beats Uttar Pradesh, 52-21 in Indian Pro Wrestling League
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Adeline Gray with her hand raised in victory after win over Alina Makhina of Ukraine in the Indian Pro Wrestling League
GURGAON, India –Three-time World champion Adeline Gray scored a technical fall win, leading Mumbai to a dual meet victory over Uttar Pradesh, 52-21 in the Indian Professional Wrestling League.
In a battle of past World champions, Gray scored a 10-0 first period technical fall over Ukrainian Alina Makhinia at 69 kg+
Makhinia was a 2013 World champion at 67 kg, and was the 2015 European Games champion at 69 kg.
It was Gray’s third straight win for Mumbai in the PWL, and her team now has a 3-0 record in the league.
The other American in the league, two-time World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe, who competes at 48 kg for Bengaluru, is next scheduled to compete on Sunday in a dual meet against Punjab in Noida.
In her last match, when Bengaluru faced Haryana on Wednesday, Lampe did not compete. In each dual meet, two of the weight classes are not contested.
MUMBAI 52, UTTAR PRADESH 21
At Gurgaon, India, December 17
Women
48 kg – Ritu Phogat (Mumbai/India)
53 kg Odunayo Adekuoroye (Mumbai/Nigeria) tech. fall Babita Kumari (Uttar Pradesh/India), 10-0
58 kg – Sakshi Malik (Mumbai/India) dec. Sarita (Uttar Pradesh/India), 3-2
69 kg + Adeline Gray (Mumbai/United States) tech. fall Alina Makhinia (Uttar Pradesh/Ukraine), 10-0
Men
57 kg Rahul Aware (Mumbai/India) tech. fall Jaideep (Uttar Pradesh/India), 11-0
65 kg Ganzorig Mandakhnran (Uttar Pradesh/Mongolia) dec. Amit Dhankar (Mumbai/India), 7-7
74 kg Purevjav Unurbat (Uttar Pradesh/Mongolia) tech. fall Pardeep (Mumbai/India), 12-1
97 kg – Elizbar Odikadze (Mumbai/Georgia) tech. fall Satyavrat Kadian (Uttar Pradesh/India), 10-0
Note: There were no matches at 48 kg women and 125 kg men
Records: Mumbai 3-0, Uttar Pradesh 0-4
GURGAON, India –Three-time World champion Adeline Gray scored a technical fall win, leading Mumbai to a dual meet victory over Uttar Pradesh, 52-21 in the Indian Professional Wrestling League.
In a battle of past World champions, Gray scored a 10-0 first period technical fall over Ukrainian Alina Makhinia at 69 kg+
Makhinia was a 2013 World champion at 67 kg, and was the 2015 European Games champion at 69 kg.
It was Gray’s third straight win for Mumbai in the PWL, and her team now has a 3-0 record in the league.
The other American in the league, two-time World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe, who competes at 48 kg for Bengaluru, is next scheduled to compete on Sunday in a dual meet against Punjab in Noida.
In her last match, when Bengaluru faced Haryana on Wednesday, Lampe did not compete. In each dual meet, two of the weight classes are not contested.
MUMBAI 52, UTTAR PRADESH 21
At Gurgaon, India, December 17
Women
48 kg – Ritu Phogat (Mumbai/India)
53 kg Odunayo Adekuoroye (Mumbai/Nigeria) tech. fall Babita Kumari (Uttar Pradesh/India), 10-0
58 kg – Sakshi Malik (Mumbai/India) dec. Sarita (Uttar Pradesh/India), 3-2
69 kg + Adeline Gray (Mumbai/United States) tech. fall Alina Makhinia (Uttar Pradesh/Ukraine), 10-0
Men
57 kg Rahul Aware (Mumbai/India) tech. fall Jaideep (Uttar Pradesh/India), 11-0
65 kg Ganzorig Mandakhnran (Uttar Pradesh/Mongolia) dec. Amit Dhankar (Mumbai/India), 7-7
74 kg Purevjav Unurbat (Uttar Pradesh/Mongolia) tech. fall Pardeep (Mumbai/India), 12-1
97 kg – Elizbar Odikadze (Mumbai/Georgia) tech. fall Satyavrat Kadian (Uttar Pradesh/India), 10-0
Note: There were no matches at 48 kg women and 125 kg men
Records: Mumbai 3-0, Uttar Pradesh 0-4
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