Wrestling
World Olympic Qualifiers: Aman secures Paris quota, Sujeet, Jaideep in Repechage, Deepak Punia misses - Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the third day of World Olympic qualifiers for Indian wrestlers in Istanbul, Türkiye on Saturday.
Aman Sehrawat, Deepak Punia to lead the men's freestyle wrestling team at World Olympic Qualifiers
World Olympic Qualifiers Live: Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia to lead the men's freestyle wrestling contingent at World Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Türkiye on Saturday.
India haven't won any Paris Olympics quota in men's freestyle wrestling so far, hence a strong 6-member team has entered the competition sighting their eyes on that coveted quota. This is the final chance for them to grab a quota place for Paris.
Men's Freestyle:- Aman Sehrawat (57 Kg), Sujeet Kalkal (65 Kg), Jaideep (74 Kg), Deepak Punia (86 Kg), Deepak (97 Kg), Sumit Malik (125 Kg)
Catch all the live action here:
Live Updates
- 11 May 2024 9:57 AM GMT
A good counter attack 2-pointer from Deepak Punia to take the lead at half-time
Deepak Punia 3-0 Zushen Lin
- 11 May 2024 9:56 AM GMT
Deepak tried a big move but good defence from Lin, Deepak gets a pointer on passivity
Deepak Punia 1-0 Zushen Lin
- 11 May 2024 9:30 AM GMT
Head to head record of Deepak Punia and Zushen Lin
Deepak Punia, the star Indian wrestler was a world championships silver medalist in 2019 and also booked his spot at the Tokyo Olympics. He hadn't had a good time since then as he got a long injury playoff and struggled with his form post that.
But, last year he made an great comeback to win the silver medal at Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Head to Head: Deepak 2-0 Zhusen
This is the third meeting between the two players in the last two meetings, Deepak come out on top but with a very close battle.
.) 6-3 win at Tokyo Olympics 2021
.) 3-3 win at Asian Championships 2019
- 11 May 2024 8:28 AM GMT
Deepak lost to his opponent after giving a take down and a turn in second half
Deepak 1-5 Magomedgadji Nurov
- 11 May 2024 8:26 AM GMT
Sumit lost to the Jamaican player after a out of bound point
Sumit 2-2 Aaron Johnson
- 11 May 2024 8:24 AM GMT
Sumit forced one more passivity clock on the Jamaican to win a point
Sumit 2-0 Aaron Johnson
- 11 May 2024 8:20 AM GMT
Sumit wins the first point on the passivity in the first half
Sumit 1-0 Aaron Johnson
