Sushil Kumar loses in opening bout of World Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | September 20, 2019 12:45 ISTThe Azerbaijan's wrestler beat Sushil Kumar 11-9 to enter the next round of World Wrestling Championship.
The Azerbaijan's wrestler beat Sushil Kumar 11-9 to enter the next round of World Wrestling Championship.
Ace Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar secured two Olympic berths during the ongoing World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan.
Bajrang Punia lost the semifinal in a controversial manner at the World Wrestling Championships, but secured a berth in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The Olympic bronze medallist was slow to get off the blocks and conceded a 0-6 lead before scoring her first takedown.
Ahead of her world championships' Olympic qualifying bout, the precise tactics suggested by coach Woller Akos were to "stay away from Sarah Ann Hildebrandt, block her right arm and protect the legs".
Vinesh Phogat won by a 4-1 margin over the Greek. The wrestler from Haryana proved far too superior for her opponent and pinned her down to win her first medal at the Worlds.
Vinesh Phogat, who lost to world champion Mayu Mukaida, will now fight for bronze after Mukaida reached the final of the World Wrestling Championship.
Vinesh has Commonwealth Games and Asian Games titles to her name but is yet to win a medal at the Worlds.
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