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Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia moves into quarterfinal
Bajrang Punia has moved into the quarterfinal of Men's 65kg Freestyle after registering a win over Krygystan's Ernazar Akmataliev.
Bajrang Punia in action against Ernazar Akmataliev in Round of 16 at Tokyo Olympics (Source: Reuters)
The star Indian wrestler, Bajrang Punia, has moved into the quarterfinal of Men's 65kg Freestyle after registering a win over Krygystan's Ernazar Akmataliev at the Tokyo Olympics.
Bajrang almost seemed to have lost his grip on the match, but his 2 point takedown in the dying moments of the first round came to the rescue as the scores were tied at 3-3 at the end of the bout.
Having scored all his 3 points in the first round, Bajrang Punia, just kept defending to see off Akmataliev and move into the quarterfinal.
He will now face Iran's Cheka Ghiasi in the quarterfinal.
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