Wrestling
Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia qualifies for semifinal
Bajrang Punia, has qualified for the semifinal of Men's 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Iran's Morteza Ghiasi Cheka via a victory by fall.
Bajrang Punia in action against Morteza Ghiasi Cheka in quarterfinal at Tokyo Olympics (Source: Times Now)
The star Indian wrestler, Bajrang Punia, has qualified for the semifinal of Men's 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Iran's Morteza Ghiasi Cheka via a victory by fall.
Bajrang seemed to be competing in a highly defensive mode, which the referee duly realised and penalised with a 30 seconds passivity time. The Indian failed to score as the Iranian took a 1-0 lead going into the break.
The second half did not seem to be any different either, with the 27-year-old Indian penalised for being passive yet again.
But, this time Bajrang took down Morteza Ghiasi Cheka and pinned him to the mat to qualify for the semifinal via a victory by fall.
