Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov expelled from Tokyo Olympics for assaulting referee
Other Sports | August 06, 2021 17:28 ISTThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cancelled Gaidarov's accreditation after a hearing was held in the matter.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cancelled Gaidarov's accreditation after a hearing was held in the matter.
Ravi Dahiya (57kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg) have entered the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
India’s Ravi Dahiya makes a winning start to his Olympics campaign as he beats Urbano Tigreros of Colombia 13-2 by technical superiority in the pre-quarterfinal to qualify for the next round.
Yazdani is the top seed at the Tokyo Games in the 86kg category and 21-year-old Deepak is seeded second. So if at all they meet, it will not be before the gold medal bout.
Seasoned wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia have been nominated for the Arjuna Award.
It has been learnt that the 2019 World championships bronze-winner had suffered the injury two-three days before leaving for Warsaw during practice.
The Indian squad left this morning for Rome, where the competition will begin on Thursday with Greco Roman wrestlers taking the mat first.
It will be the first international competition that Indian wrestlers will be participating in after the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who tested positive for the virus were Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg).
Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who have tested positive for the virus are Navin (65kg) and Krishan (125kg). All three are part of a national camp at the SAI Centre in Sonepat ahead of which the wrestlers are in quarantine.
Indian wrestler Deepak Punia is gearing up for the Asian Wrestling Championships, which begin in the national capital next week.
Bajrang had to sweat it out in the first round against Zain Allen Retherford of USA before prevailing 5-4.
Deepak has had a great start to 2020 as he qualified in the 86 kg freestyle category by defeating 2014 Commonwealth Bronze medallist Pawan Kumar.
Five medals and four Olympic quota places made this year's World Championships an unprecedented one for India's wrestlers.
Punia's maturity, resourcefulness and fearless on the big stage made him the only Indian wrestler to make it to the final at Nur-Sultan.
Competing in his maiden senior World Championship, Deepak settled for a silver after an ankle injury forced him to pull out of the final.
On Saturday, Deepak Punia booked his Tokyo Olympics quota by becoming the youngest Indian ever wrestler to make it to the final of the World Championships.
Deepak listened to the advice of his senior wrestler at the Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi and within three years bagged the big titles on offer in age groups.
20-year-old Deepak Punia has pulled out of the final of the 86kg freestyle division with injury, and will now settle for a silver medal.
Earlier in the day, qualified for Tokyo Olympics with a win in the quarterfinals.
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