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Indian grapplers took due advantage of the thin participation and bagged two gold medals in the wrestling event at the third Commonwealth Youth Games in Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex at Balewadi on Tuesday.
Ajit Patil opened the medal account in wrestling for the hosts when he emerged on top in the 39-42kg category which saw representation from four countries.
In his first round bout, the Kolhapur lad beat Pakistan's Salamat Ali 8-0 to ensure a medal for India and then knocked out England's Jack Longthrone 6-1 in the second bout to finish on top in the round robin.
In the gold medal bout, the Bombay Engineering Group (BEG) grappler pinned down Jonathan Babulall of Canada to pocket the gold.
Salamat bagged the silver, while Babulall settled for a bronze.
In the 46kg category, which saw a three-way race, Delhi's Deepak Kumar emerged on top. Trained under his father Ramnath, the gold on Tuesday was his third international medal. He has a gold in a Russian meet in 2007, while in Uzbekistan last year he had bagged a bronze.