Tokyo Olympics medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya have been on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics. The two wrestlers misplaced their respective bouts in choice trials for the nationwide crew, 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 National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officers have been trying to get his dope check 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 eliminated fairly early. Sujeet Kalakal would now be striving for qualification as he has received a spot within the Indian crew. Sujeet defeated Rohit within the last.
Notably, Ravi Kumar misplaced the high-scoring bout to Sehrawat 13-14 who has been fairly spectacular in latest instances. In Dahiya’s absence, Aman has received virtually all tournaments in 2023. He will now characterize the nation on the Olympic Qualifiers. Only Antim Panghal has given India a quota within the Paris Olympics till now.
Indian crew for the Asian Qualifiers:
- Aman Sherawat – 57kg
- Sujeet Kalkal – 65kg
- Jaideep – 74kg
- Deepak Punia – 86kg
- Deepak Nehra –Â 97kg
- Sumit Malik – 125kg
More to observe…
