{"id":4197,"date":"2012-04-01T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4197"},"modified":"2012-04-01T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T16:23:00","slug":"wrestler-geeta-makes-history-qualifies-for-london-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4197","title":{"rendered":"Wrestler Geeta makes history, qualifies for London Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/others\/geeta-wrestler.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Geeta\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Astana (Kazakhstan): <\/strong>Woman wrestler Geeta made history as she became the first female Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Geeta in 55 kg category won the gold in the Asian qualifying tournament held here, thus qualifying for the London Games.<\/p>\n<p>In the final bout, she defeated South Korea&#8217;s Ji-Eun. <\/p>\n<p>Anita (63 kg) failed to qualify despite winning the bronze medal, said a Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) statement. <\/p>\n<p>Geeta was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in wrestling in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. 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