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World Wrestling C'ships Day-2: Mukul Dahiya finishes 5th, Deepak Punia exits early- Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the second day of the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia in action at the 2025 World Wrestling C'ships. (File Photo)
Indian men's freestyle wrestlers continued their quest for the World Wrestling Championships medal in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sunday.
India had disappointing news to start the day, as one of the medal favourites, Aman Sehrawat, could not compete at the championships due to illness, which prevented him from making the cut on weigh-in
In his absence, all the eyes were on Olympian Deepak Punia (92 Kg), who began his campaign with a win but failed to convert it in later stages, losing in the pre-quarterfinals to Osman of Azerbaijan.
Meanwhile, Mukul Dahiya (86 Kg), who earned a repechage on Saturday, booked his spot in the bronze medal match but fell short of a medal, losing to two-time world champion Kamran Ghasempour of Iran.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 14 Sep 2025 9:34 AM GMT
Amit bowed out in first round
Final Score: Amit (IND) 0-10 Michael Labriola (PUR)
Amit was shocked by the Puerto Rican wrestlers who found a leg lace early to find technical superiority within 15 seconds.
- 14 Sep 2025 9:15 AM GMT
Round of 32 Schedule for Indian wrestlers
- 79 Kg - Amit (IND) Vs Michael Labriola (PUR) at 3:05 PM IST
- 92 Kg - Deepak Punia (IND) Vs Benjamin Geril (AUT) at 3:35 PM IST
- 74 Kg - Vikash Kumar (IND) Vs Ibragim Veliev (BEL) at 3:45 PM IST
- 14 Sep 2025 8:43 AM GMT
Mukul teched his opponent and reached the repechage round 2
Final Score: Mukul Dahiya (IND) 11-1 Fateh Benferdjallah (ALG)
Mukul is just one win away from the bronze medal match as he registers his first win of the tournament to reach the final repechage round bout against a Latvian wrestler.
- 14 Sep 2025 8:11 AM GMT
Big Breaking: Olympic Medalist Aman Sehrawat could not make the weight due to illness
This meant that he had forfeited his opening bout, ending his dream of winning a maiden World Championships medal in Croatia.
According to reports, he was found overweight at the weigh-in process as he wasn't able to cut out his weight due to the illness.
- 14 Sep 2025 8:05 AM GMT
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second day of action at the 2025 World Wrestling C'ships
After a disappointing first day, the Indian wrestlers will try to get their first win of the tournament and take that forward to the medal matches.
The Paris Olympics medalist Aman Sehrawat and the former world medalist Deepak Punia are the two wrestlers to watch out for today.
On the other hand, Mukul Dahiya, who earned a repechage yesterday, will be hoping to qualify for the bronze medal match.
