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Asian Wrestling C'ships 2025: Deepak Punia, Udit win silver medals, Bronze for Dinesh -Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the final day of the 2025 Asain Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday.
Deepak Punia (Photo credit: File image)
The final batch of five men's freestyle wrestlers were in action for India at the 2025 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday.
The Indian contingent had already won seven medals from the competition before the final day and added three more on the day to take the medal tally to double digits: 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze.
Five Wrestlers - Udit (61 Kg), Jaideep (74 Kg), Mukul (86 kg), Deepak (92 Kg), and Dinesh (125 Kg) were in action on Sunday.
After a disappointing first day of the men's freestyle competition, the Indian team bounced back, thanks to the solid performances from former medalists Udit and Deeepak Punia.
As it happened:
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- 30 March 2025 5:55 PM GMT
Dinesh won the 10th medal for India, He edged past his opponent in the 125 Kg bronze medal match
Dinesh wins his first major international medal, clinching a bronze medal in the men's 125 Kg category
Final Score: Dinesh 14-12 Zyýamuhammet Saparow (TKM)
- 30 March 2025 5:26 PM GMT
Deepak Punia settles for silver as Amir finds a take down on the counter attack to find technical superiority
Final Score: Deepak Punia 0-10 Amir Hossein Firouzpour (IRI)
- 30 March 2025 5:22 PM GMT
5' Deepak is not able to find any reply to the pressure of Amir
Deepak Punia 0-8 Amir Hossein Firouzpour (IRI)
- 30 March 2025 5:18 PM GMT
3' Amit finds a take down late in the first half, extending his lead to 3 points
Deepak Punia 0-3 Amir Hossein Firouzpour (IRI)
- 30 March 2025 5:15 PM GMT
1' Amit takes a step-out point to start scoring
Deepak Punia 0-1 Amir Hossein Firouzpour (IRI)
- 30 March 2025 4:40 PM GMT
Up Next: 92 kg - Deepak Punia Vs Amir Hossein Firouzpour (IRI) at 10:30 PM IST
Deepak Punia, fighting in his seventh Asian Championships, will be chasing for his fifth Asian Medal. He already has two silver and two bronze medals to his name.
However, he will face two-time Asian champion Amir of Iran in the final, which will be a tough task for Deepak. - 30 March 2025 4:34 PM GMT
Mukul could not find any more attack and lost the match, finishing fifth in 86 Kg
Final Score: Mukul Dahiya 2-4 Tatsuya Shirai (JPN)
- 30 March 2025 4:32 PM GMT
5' Mukul wins a take down but still trails by 2 points
Mukul Dahiya 2-4 Tatsuya Shirai (JPN)
- 30 March 2025 4:29 PM GMT
3' Shirai wins another step-out point to take a slight lead at halftime
Mukul Dahiya 0-2 Tatsuya Shirai (JPN)
