India’s Greco Roman wrestlers chunk mud at World Olympic Qualifiers in Sofia

Putting up an abject present, India’s Greco Roman wrestlers drew a clean on the World Olympic Qualifiers as none of them may earn a Tokyo Games quota, right here on Saturday.
India’s brightest probability was with Gurpreet Singh however he was ousted after shedding his 77kg pre-quarterfinal in simply 48 seconds to 2020 European champion Rafig Huseynov from Azerbaijan.
The fast Huseynov pulled off a fast four-point transfer to stun Gurpreet. Before Gurpreet may regroup, the Azerbaijani effected one other four-pointer to finish the bout within the first interval itself.
Gurpeet, who had received a bronze medal finally month’s Asian Qualifiers, had received a walkover from Tajikistan’s Daler Rez Zade in his opening bout.
All Greco Roman wrestlers minimize a sorry determine as none of them may win a bout.
While Sachin Rana forfeited his opening bout to bow out of the 60kg competitors, Ashu (67kg) squandered ‘Par Terre’ place benefit to lose 3-8 in opposition to Aliaksandr Liavonchyk of Belarus.
Sunil Kumar missed probabilities aplenty in opposition to Russia’s Davit Chakvatadze within the 87kg pre-quarterfinal. He was up 1-0 however didn’t reap the benefits of the ‘Par Terre’ as he let the Russian get out of the defensive place.
Chakvatadze was drained in the direction of the ends however the Indian couldn’t reap the benefits of even that.
Deepanshu was pinned by Spain’s Jesus Gasca Fresnada when he was trailing 3-7 in his 97kg pre-quarterfinal.
Only the 2 finalists got Tokyo Olympics quota on this competitors.
Overall, India will area its largest ever contingent of eight wrestlers on the Tokyo Games — 4 males’s free model wrestlers and as many ladies wrestlers.
In the final version in 2016, India had fielded seven wrestlers — two males’s free model, two Greco Roman and three girls wrestlers.
Men’s free model wrestler Sumit Malik (125kg) and Seema Bisla (50kg, girls) earned quotas from this occasion in Sofia.
Before this occasion, Ravi Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg), Deepak Punia (86kg) and Vinesh Phogat (girls’s 53kg) had certified by means of the 2019 World Championship in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Young weapons Anshu Malik (57kg) and Sonam Malik (62kg) had additionally certified by means of the Asian Qualifier in Almaty, final month.