Asian Wrestling Championships: Four Indians Including Bajrang Punia Enter Final | Wrestling News
Bajrang Punia’s advanced leg defence used to be on show as he reached the gold medal fit together with 3 extra Indians, together with Ravi Dahiya, at the opening day of fellows’s freestyle festival on the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi on Saturday. In a robust efficiency, Bajrang conceded most effective two issues en path to the general, the place he’ll meet Japan’s Takuto Otoguro in a repeat of 2018 Global Championship ultimate.
Deficient leg defence and conceding a large lead within the first length has stricken Bajrang for a while however not one of the problems cropped up Saturday as he remained robust from the start within the 65kg festival.
He gained all his bouts via technical superiority, beating Tajikistan’s Dzhamshed Shafirov, Ubbekistan’s Abbos Rakhmonov and Iran’s Amirhossein Azim Maghsoudi.
In 57kg, Ravi Dahiya, who’s speedy rising a robust contender on the Tokyo Video games, too post a robust display beating Japan’s Yuki Takahashi (14-Five) sooner than pinning Mongolia’s Tugs Batjargal.
Within the semifinal, Uzbekistan’s Nurislam Sanayev too may just now not problem Ravi a lot. He’s going to now tackle Tajikistan’s Hikmatullo Vohidov.
Additionally achieving the gold medal bouts have been Gourav Baliyan (79kg) and Satywart Kadiyan (97kg).
Of the 5 Indian in motion as of late, it used to be most effective Naveen who ignored out on ultimate look within the 70kg class.
He misplaced his semifinal to Iran’s Amirhossein Ali Hosseini 2-Three. He’s going to now combat for bronze with Kazkahstan’s Meirzhan Ashirov.
