Tokyo Olympics medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya have been on Sunday eradicated from the race for the Paris Olympics. The 2 wrestlers misplaced their respective bouts in choice trials for the nationwide workforce, which resulted of their elimination.
Punia misplaced the semifinal within the males’s freestyle 65kg to Rohit Kumar, whereas Ravi Dahiya misplaced to a rising star Aman Sehrawat within the males’s 57kg. Punia was mauled 1-9 within the semifinal. The Nationwide Anti-Doping Company (NADA) officers have been seeking to get his dope take a look at however he huffed and didn’t keep for the third-fourth place bout.
Bajrang managed an escape towards Ravinder (3-3 on standards) within the first spherical. Had Ravinder not misplaced a warning level, he would have been eradicated fairly early. Sujeet Kalakal would now be striving for qualification as he has gained a spot within the Indian workforce. Sujeet defeated Rohit within the remaining.
Notably, Ravi Kumar misplaced the high-scoring bout to Sehrawat 13-14 who has been fairly spectacular in latest occasions. In Dahiya’s absence, Aman has gained nearly all tournaments in 2023. He’ll now characterize the nation on the Olympic Qualifiers. Solely Antim Panghal has given India a quota within the Paris Olympics till now.
Indian workforce for the Asian Qualifiers:
- Aman Sherawat – 57kg
- Sujeet Kalkal – 65kg
- Jaideep – 74kg
- Deepak Punia – 86kg
- Deepak Nehra – 97kg
- Sumit Malik – 125kg
Extra to observe…