Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya retained his Asian Championship title with a strong overall performance but Bajrang Punia settled for a silver medal soon after withdrawing from the much-awaited remaining against Takuto Otoguro due to an elbow harm, below on Saturday.
Bajrang advised PTI that he did not want to aggravate the situation of his appropriate elbow. He said he started feeling the discomfort all through the quarterfinal versus Korean Yongseok Jeong.
“When I was pulling the Korean, the agony in my correct elbow resurfaced. It’s the identical elbow that I experienced injured throughout the Planet Championship. The coaches recommended that I should not just take risk so shut to the Olympics, so I withdrew,” Bajrang claimed.
Also ending on podium ended up Narsingh Pancham Yadav (79kg), Karan (70kg) and Satywart Kadian (97kg), who won a bronze every single, as all 5 Indians in motion on Saturday returned with medals.
It was Yadav’s first worldwide medal in 5 years as he previous received it in July 2015 at Grand Prix of Spain. He served a 4-yr doping ban which he accomplished only just lately.
Yadav defeat Iraq’s Ahmed Mohsin Kadhim 8-2 easily in the bronze participate in off.
Bajrang did not glance his typical self but did not experience considerably competition en route the final. He had no issue in obtaining past Jeong, who barely attacked in his opening 65kg bout.
His initially scoring stage was a consider-down on the counter and attained a person additional for the passivity of his rival.
Upcoming for him was Mongolia’s Bilguun Sarmandakh, whom he pinned to ensure his passage into the summit clash.
Bajrang had shed the 2018 Entire world Championship title clash and very last year’s Asian Championship ultimate to the Otoguro and could have tested himself towards the Japanese but it turned out to be an anti-climactic end to the 65kg level of competition.
Ravi Dahiya, while, gave India the 1st freestyle gold medal of this edition with a commanding display.
His supreme endurance and relentless attacking prowess was also good for his opponents in the 57kg. He returned to the mat just after a yr and in type. He experienced previous competed at this event in New Delhi wherever he experienced received gold.
He was slow off the blocks but grew to become his common dominant self soon after the initial period towards Uzbekistan’s Nodirjon Safarov in his opening bout.
When he acquired into his rhythm, his moves have been far too warm to tackle for his rival, as he received 9-2.
Ravi experienced a lot remaining in his tank even towards the conclusion though Safarov experienced missing his steam, producing it simple for the Indian to score details.
Following, he confronted Palestine’s Ali M M Aburumaila and won on technical superiority.
His title clash towards Iran’s Alireza Nosratolah Sarlak was predicted to be a limited a person but Ravi only received greater and superior as the rapidly-paced ultimate progressed.
There were assaults from the two the wrestlers but Ravi was evidently the outstanding just one on the mat with his fast moves as he won 9-4.
Karan bagged the 70kg bronze medal after successful 3-1 towards Korea’s Seungbong Lee.
He experienced reached the quarters with a hard-fought 3-1 get above Iran’s Amirhossein Ali Hosseini but misplaced the following bout -6 to Syrbaz Talgat from Kazakhstan. Afterwards he obtained into medal round through the repechage route.
Kadiyan moved to the 97kg quarterfinals with an uncomplicated 8- get about Kyrgyzstan’s Arslanbek Turdubekov.
He scored two factors in the to start with interval with drive out even though the rest were by means of just take-down moves in the 2nd as his rival barely attacked.
In the quarterfinal in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Mukhammadrasul Rakhimov, he performed smart to acquire 4-1. He then faced Iran’s Ali Khalil Shabanibengar and dropped the semifinal by technological superiority in mere 25 seconds.
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