24 | Monday, November 18, 2019 CHINA DAILY SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS ASIAD Hangzhou ‘Indian Tigress’ roars into spotlight gets its Wrestler Ritu Phogat proves a surprise hit with impressive MMA debut in Beijing Games By SUN XIAOCHEN
[email protected] Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat stole face on the show at One Championship’s return to Beijing on Saturday with a ruthless performance in her debut By MA ZHENHUAN in Hangzhou for the mixed martial arts
[email protected] promotion. Despite varied results for the local Preparations for the 2022 Asian favorites at the show, ‘Age of Drga Games in Hangzhou are already in ons’, One Championship’s third event full swing, according to a top local in the capital since 2014, proved a official. huge hit at Wukesong Arena, where Chen Weiqiang, deputy secretary 13,000 spectators oohed and aahed general of the Games’ organizing at every punch, kick and knockdown committee and vicemayor of the on the 11bout card, which included city, told China Daily in an exclusive two worldtitle fights. interview that next year Hangzhou Chinese kickboxer Wang Wen will work on improving the interiors feng failed to wrest the world fly of the venues, launch the torch weight belt off defending champion design and define the main frame Ilias Ennahachi after losing a five work for the opening ceremony. round nailbiter to the DutchMo Dec 15 marks the 1,000day count roccan striker by split decision, down for the Asiad, and Chen said while Meng Bo gave the home fans the organizing committee is dedi something to cheer when she cated to enhancing local residents’ knocked out Argentine veteran enthusiasm for the Games by posi Laura Balin at 2:18 in the first tioning countdown clocks at land round of her One Championship marks in Hangzhou and other atomweight debut.