Wrestling
Asian Wrestling Championships Round-Up: Ravi Dahiya wins first gold, Bajrang claims silver — HIGHLIGHTS
Ravi Dahiya (57kg) won India's first gold medal at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships. Bajrang Punia (65kg) settled for silver. Gourav Baliyan also bagged silver while Naveen and Satyawart took home bronze.
Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia
On the penultimate day of the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022, Tokyo Olympic medallists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia (65kg) claimed gold and silver respectively to put India in good stead. Dahiya became the first Indian to win three gold medals from the continental event as well, winning in the 57kg category.
Gourav Baliyan (79kg) also featured in the finals but could only manage a silver.
Meanwhile, grapplers Satywart Kadiyan (97kg) and Naveen (70kg) fought for bronze medals and claimed them both, adding to the medal loot of India from the continental championships.
Here are the highlights:
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- 23 April 2022 1:00 PM GMT
Satyawart Kadian takes home bronze!
Grappler Satyawart Kadian produced a strong performance against a wrestler from Turkmenistan in the 97 kg weight category of the Asian Championship to win the bronze medal convincingly, 10-0!
Solid outing for India at the Asian Championships here!
- 23 April 2022 12:15 PM GMT
Gourav Baliyan settles for silver
Gaurav Baliyan settles for silver too. The final score was 9-9 in his final but the opponent wins on advantage of bigger point scored in one move.
Ravi Dahiya remains the only Indian gold medallist from the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships. Bajrang and Gourav win silver. Naveen has won bronze. Satyawart Kadian's bronze medal match is still left.
- 23 April 2022 11:05 AM GMT
Bajrang Punia loses 1-3, settles for silver
Bajrang fails to close the gap. Loses a low-scoring final, settles for silver.
- 23 April 2022 11:01 AM GMT
Bajrang trails 1-3 with 1 minute left
Excellent defence being shown by both wrestlers. The Iranian now made to concede a point for passivity.
Khalili then gets in a position to score and grabs a 3-1 lead.
- 23 April 2022 10:59 AM GMT
Bajrang trails 0-1 after 3 minutes
No points scored by either wrestler in the first two minutes. Bajrang then concedes a point from the referee.
Both wrestlers stay locked as the whistle blows to signal the halfway mark.
- 23 April 2022 10:51 AM GMT
Bajrang Punia steps out
The bronze medal matches are now over in 65 kg Freestyle. Bajrang Punia is set to fight Iran's Amouzadkhalili for the gold now.
- 23 April 2022 10:40 AM GMT
Bajrang Punia to fight for gold
Ravi ran through his opponent after going 0-2 down. How will Bajrang Punia fare in his final? Coming up next.
- 23 April 2022 10:32 AM GMT
Ravi wins by technical superiority, wins 3rd consecutive Asian gold
Seconds into the second half, Ravi ends the fight! Wins by technical superiority as he goes up 12-2.
A third straight Asian Championship title for Ravi Dahiya!
- 23 April 2022 10:29 AM GMT
Ravi leads 8-2 after 3 minutes
Now Ravi gets hold of Kalzhan's ankles to get level at 2-2. Then he goes for a double leg attack again, and holds on for the points.
Then there's a flurry of points as Ravi gets hold of Kalzhan from behind and rolls him over a couple of points. It's 8-2 at the halfway mark.
- 23 April 2022 10:27 AM GMT
Ravi trails 0-2 after 1.5 minutes
Early verbal warning given to Dahiya. Kalzhan takes an early 2-0 lead.
