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Chanu upsets Akram Shah

VIJAYAWADA: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Navjot Chanu of Punjab created a flutter, defeating Olympian Akram Shah in the - 60kg final on the penultimate day of the senior National judo championship held at the DRRMC stadium here on Saturday.

In the distaff section, Assam's Tombi Devi scored an easy victory over Janitha to win the coveted medal in the 48 kg category.

The results (all finals): Men (73 kg): 1. Karambir Singh (CRPF), Vikender Singh (Har), 3. Vinod Gill (COSF), Baljinder Singh (Assam).

-66kg: 1. Hardeep Singh (Chandigrah), 2. Kuldeep Raj (Punjab), 3. Parvinder (Haryana), Kuldeep Saini (BSF).

-60kg: 1. Navjot Chana (Punjab), 2. Akram Shah (CRPF), 3. Arvind (BSF), Dineeth Singh (Assam).

Women: 48kg: 1. Tombi Devi (Assam), 2. Janitha (Haryana), 3. Bem Bem Devi (CRPF), 4. O. Rajeshwari (Manipur).

-52kg: 1. A. Anitha Chanu (CRPF), 2. Aruna (Haryana), 3. Gomathi Chanu (Assam), 4. Sahidha (Punjab).

-57kg: L. Nirupama Devi (CRPF), 2. Harpreeth Singh (CRPF), 3. Nidhi (Haryana), 4. Brojeshwari Devi (Assam). — Sports Reporter

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