Kurash player Pincky Balhara signs off with bronze in Asian Games

September 28, 2026 1:01 PM

Kurash player Pincky Balhara signs off with bronze in Asian Games

India's Pincky Balhara signed off with a bronze medal after losing 0-5 to South Korea's Sumin Mo in the semifinals of the women's -78kg kurash event in Nagoya on Monday. Balhara copped a Dakki (penalty) during the bout while Mo earned 'Yonbosh' point. It is Balhara's second Asian Games medal, having won a silver in the women's -52kg category at the Jakarta Games in 2018 when this sports discipline made its debut at the Continental showpiece. Earlier, Balhara prevailed 3-0 over Garam Lim to ...

Pincky Balhara confirms India’s third Asian Games medal in Kurash, reaches women’s 78 kg semifinal

September 28, 2026 10:46 AM

Pincky Balhara confirms India’s third Asian Games medal in Kurash, reaches women’s 78 kg semifinal

India secured its third-ever Asian Games medal in Kurash on Monday after Pincky Balhara entered the women's 78kg semifinal at the ongoing 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Balhara defeated South Korea's Lim Garam 3-0 in the quarterfinal to assure India of a medal in the sport. Balhara, who won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, had exited in the quarterfinals at the 2022 Hangzhou edition. Her latest victory has secured another Asian Games medal for India in Kurash. Ganesh advances in com...