Belgrade [Bulgaria], September 18 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia, continued to remain in competition for bronze on the World Wrestling Championships 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. He superior to the repechage levels within the males’s 65kg weight class.
Bajrang Punia, India’s most profitable wrestler on the world championships with one silver and two bronze, started the day with a hard-fought 5-4 win over Cuba’s two-time world bronze medallist Alejandro Valdes.
Though Bajrang Punia gained the bout, the Indian ace picked up a reduce on his head and needed to get bandaged up.
Wrestling with the harm, Bajrang Punia’s hopes of a primary gold medal on the world championships ended after dropping to former Pan-American champion John Diakomihalis of the USA within the quarter-finals.
The Indian wrestler struggled in opposition to his youthful opponent and misplaced 10-0 by way of technical superiority. However, John Diakomihalis made it to Sunday’s closing, pulling Bajrang Punia into the repechage.
Youngster Sagar Jaglan, in the meantime, misplaced his bronze medal bout 6-0 to reigning Asian champion Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei of Iran.
Sagar Jaglan made it to the 74kg bronze medal bout after successful his repechage spherical 7-3 in opposition to Mongolia’s Suldkhuu Olonbayar earlier within the day.
On Friday, the 18-year-old Sagar beat Israel’s Mitchell Louis Finesilver and Mexico’s Diego Antonio Sandoval Zarco by way of technical superiority. Sagar Jaglan, nonetheless, was pinned by Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist and eventual finalist Kyle Dake of the USA within the quarter-final.
India’s different two wrestlers competing on the day couldn’t make it previous the qualification rounds.
Vicky Chahar was tied 2-2 with two-time European championships silver medallist Samuel Scherrer of Switzerland on the finish of the second interval in 97kg. However, Samuel Scherrer scored the final level of the bout to say the victory by standards.
Pankaj Malik, wrestling in 61kg, was overwhelmed 5-4 by final yr’s under-23 world championships bronze medallist Assyl Aitakyn of Kazakhstan.
Sunday would be the closing day of the world championships 2022. India have fielded a powerful 30-member squad for the championships however Vinesh Phogat’s bronze stays the one medal for India at this version.
Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya had didn’t clinch a medal in 57kg on Friday. (ANI)