Friday, June 27, 2025
spot_img

Wrestler Rohit Dahiya enters bronze-medal round

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

BISHEK (Kyrgyzstan), April 16: India’s Rohit Dahiya made it to the bronze-medal round, making him the only Greco-Roman wrestler from the country to be in contention for a podium finish at the Asian Championships here on Tuesday.
On a day when all other Indian Greco-Roman grapplers continued to come up with below-par performances, Dahiya (82kg) set up a bronze-medal match-up with Uzbekistan’s Mukhammadkodir Rasulov, ranked 12th in the world.
The other three wrestlers on show, Parvesh (60kg), Vinayak Siddheshwar Patil (67kg) and Ankit Gulia (72kg) got eliminated in the preliminary rounds.
However, Dahiya, who had represented the country in the 2022 World U-20 Championships in Sofia, despite losing his quarterfinal bout to Japan’s Yoshida Taizo on points 7-2, made it to the bronze-medal round as the opponent he lost to made it to the final.
In the 60kg category, Parvesh lost his pre-quarterfinal bout by technical superiority to Kazakhstan’s Galym Kabdunassarov.
While Hanjae Chung of South Korea overcame Vinayak Patil 7-1 on points in the 67kg category quarterfinal.
In 72kg category, Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Satayev inflicted a victory by fall on Ankit Gulia in the qualification round.
On Monday, five Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers — Arjun Halakurki (55kg), Umesh (63kg), Sajan (77kg), Ajay (87kg) and Mehar Singh (130kg) — lost in the preliminary rounds.
Indian women wrestlers have won six medals — three silver and as many bronze — in the competition, while in men’s freestyle, the country bagged a silver through Udit (57kg).
Abhimanyu (70kg) and Vicky (97kg) clinched bronze medals in their respective categories. (PTI)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

NCW takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata law college rape, seeks report from police commissioner

Kolkata, June 27: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the rape of...

Capping of Assam’s Sivasagar gas blowout a high-precision operation, says ONGC

New Delhi/Guwahati, June 27: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Friday announced the successful capping of...

Parliamentary panel to grill Boeing & Air India executives, Govt officials on Ahmedabad crash

New Delhi, June 27:  The Parliamentary Committee on Transport has summoned Boeing executives, Air India representatives, the Civil...

Recognising informal & experiential learning key to boost India’s skill landscape: Minister

New Delhi, June 26:  The skills landscape in India is driven by demand and market, said Jayant Chaudhary,...