Tokyo Olympics: Wrestling LIVE Day 14, August 6th — Bajrang Punia in quarterfinal — Updates, scores, results, blog
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Bajrang Punia (Source: United World Wrestling)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Wrestling on Day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics.
The ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia will be facing off Iran's Morteza Ghisai Cheka in his second-round bout at the Tokyo Olympics.
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The initial moments of the match seemed to be the biggest obstacle for Punia as he could not come back despite a strong effort in the end. He still has one more chance to get on the podium during the bronze medal match.
Bajrang Punia moves on to the bronze medal match despite a valiant effort in the end.
The Indian comes back with fierce moves but is countered by Aliyev's experience and guile.
To his credit, the ace Indian wrestler has not given up and is still putting in his best efforts to win.
Former world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Haji Aliyev has the experience and talent to go up against the best, Bajrang Punia will have to be at his best to qualify for the finals. Grab your popcorn ladies and gentleman!
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