Mor wins gold as Indian wrestlers bag six medals
Besides Mor, Prince (82kg) and Nitesh (97kg) took silver medals, while Neeraj (67kg), Nishant Phogat (77kg) and Karan Kamboj (87kg) claimed bronze in depleted fields.
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