India at Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia enter quarter-finals
Two Indian wrestlers have secured a place in the quarter-finals as Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia won in their respective Round of 16 matches.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia enter quarter-finals
Ravi Kumar Dahiya cruised into the Quarter-Finals with a win over Tigreros Urbano of Colombia in the Round of 16. Ravi had a comfortable showing in the matchup and had a score of 13-2 in his favor.
Deepak Punia had a similar story in the Round of 16 against E Agiomor of Nigeria. The Nigerian had an early push in the first round but Deepak left no room for mistakes and completely dominated to get the win and a place in the quarter-finals with a 12-1 win.
Anshu Malik waiting for Repechage chance, Sonam Malik bows out
Last day, Sonam Malik saw her campaign at the Olympics end as she suffered a defeat Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia in the Women’s Freestyle 62 KG Round of 16. Sonam also lost the possibility of Repechage as Khurelkhuu lost in the Quarter-Finals.
Anshu Malik gave a tough fight to Iryna Kurachkina of Bulgaria in the Round of 16 but ended up losing the fight 8-2. Anshu, however, will have a Repechage chance for Bronze Medal if Kurachkina qualifies for the final.
India has a team of 7 wrestlers at the Tokyo Olympics this year with the likes of Seema Bisla, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat yet to compete in their respective categories.
History of Indian Wrestlers at Tokyo Olympics
When we look into the history books, India has won five medals in wrestling so far in the Olympics. The first medal came back in 1952 in Helsinki when Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav took home the Bronze Medal in the Freestyle Bantamweight category.
Sushil Kumar then won two medals at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics respectively. The fourth medal came thanks to Yogeshwar Dutt at the 2012 Olympics when Sakshi Malik became the latest medal winner for India in wrestling as she clinched the Bronze Medal in the 2016 London Olympics.
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