Pinki to fight for bronze after losing heart-stopping semifinal
Cricket | Oct 04, 2021, 11:06 PM ISTIn a fast-paced action-packed semifinal, Pinki trailed 0-4 after Hemmer effected a take-down move and followed that up with a quick gut wrench.
In a fast-paced action-packed semifinal, Pinki trailed 0-4 after Hemmer effected a take-down move and followed that up with a quick gut wrench.
The proven performers such as Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and Deepak Punia are all missing from the squad either due to injury issues or lack of preparation.
When Vinesh was asked about her experience in Tokyo where she made a shock quarterfinal exit.
She won the bronze medal by defeating Natalia Varkina of Belarus 7-3 in the women's 50kg category last week.
Ravi Dahiya on Thursday became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games but Vinesh Phogat's redemption dream came crashing down after a shock quarterfinal exit and Deepak Punia let slip a bronze in the last 10 seconds of his play-off bout on Thursday.
The San Marino wrestler grabbed the decisive two-pointer after getting hold of the Indian's right leg and converted it into a take-down in dying moments of the bout.
Ravi Dahiya (57kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg) have entered the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
Reaching Olympics after seeing off Sakshi Malik in trials, 19-year-old Sonam will be the sole Indian wrestler in action on Tuesday.
Dubey, who is employed with the Railways, is an experienced hand, having toured with the Indian Davis Cup and Fed Cup squads several times.
Tannu did not concede a single point enroute the 43kg title, while Priya also grabbed the 73kg title with a 5-0 win over Belarus' Kseniya Patapovich.
Jaskaran lost 2-6 in the final of the 60kg event against Uzbekistan's Kamronbek Kadamov.
The 2018 CWG gold medallist Malik was on Friday banned for two years by the sport's world governing body United World Wrestling (UWW) after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.
Lodged in Tihar jail, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has asked prison authorities to provide him a television as he expressed his wish to remain updated about wrestling matches.
Sumit Malik is handed the ban after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.
The Uzbekistan grappler was gasping for breath in the second period but Ravi still could not breach his defence and eventually lost the title clash 3-5.
He will now fight for gold against Abdullaev, whom he trounced easily in his opening bout.
India's brightest chance was with Gurpreet Singh but he was ousted after losing his 77kg pre-quarterfinal in just 48 seconds to 2020 European champion Rafig Huseynov from Azerbaijan.
Sumit joined Ravi Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg) in India's men's free style squad bound for the Tokyo Olympics.
Sonam Malik qualified for Tokyo Olympics by virtue of entering Final (62 kg) of the tournament.
Apart from Sonam, the other four wrestlers to make the cut are Seema (50Kg), Anshu Malik (57Kg), Nisha (68Kg) and Pooja (76Kg).
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