Greco Roman wrestlers Vikas (72kg) and Sajan (77kg) misplaced their bronze medal matches as India had a disappointing day on the ranking-series wrestling occasion at Bishkek on Friday.
Vikas beat Uzbekistan’s Donyorkhon Nakibov 6-5 within the quarterfinals earlier than shedding 1-3 to Iran’s Olympic and World champion Mohammadreza Geraei within the last-four stage. The Indian was pinned by Georgian Otar Abduladze within the bronze medal duel.
Sajan was crushed 8-0 by Mohammadreza’s brother Mohammadali Geraei within the round-of-16, however received one other likelihood when the three-time Worlds bronze medallist entered the ultimate. Sajan defeated Turkey’s Yunus Basar ‘by fall’ earlier than arising quick 5-7 in opposition to China’s Rui Liu within the contest for bronze.
Neeraj (67kg) went down combating within the repechage spherical whereas Rohit Dahiya (82kg) exited within the first spherical.
In the ladies’s part, Olympian Sonam Malik (62kg) was ousted 3-5 by Chinese Jia Long within the opening spherical.
Nisha (68kg) crashed out within the first spherical whereas Priya (76kg) suffered a defeat within the quarterfinals.
