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Home / News / Sports News / Seema qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Malik settles for silver
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Seema qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Malik settles for silver

Seema qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Malik settles for silver
Written by Varnika Sharma
(Sourced from PTI)
May 08, 2021, 12:17 pm 3 min read
Seema qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Malik settles for silver
Seema Bisla qualifies for the Tokyo Games

Seema Bisla on Friday became the fourth Indian woman wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Games by reaching the final of the 50kg competition even as Sumit Malik settled for a silver medal after conceding his final bout due to a knee injury at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Bulgaria. Seema showed tremendous defensive skills in the semifinal.

Win
Seema beat Anna Lukasiak of Poland 2-1

She booked herself an Olympic berth after a close 2-1 win over European Championship bronze medallist Anna Lukasiak of Poland. After giving away a point on passivity, Seema pulled off a quick takedown in the first period for a 2-1 lead, which she kept till the end to earn the quota. Now, she'll fight for gold against Ecuador's Lucia Yamileth Yepez Guzman on Saturday.

Competition
Four Indian women wrestlers competing in Olympics for first time

The 29-year-old is the fourth Indian to qualify for the Games after celebrated Vinesh Phogat (53kg), Anshu Malik (57kg), and Sonam Malik (62kg). It will be the first time that four Indian women wrestlers will compete in the Olympics. In the 2106 edition, three Indian women wrestlers had competed. Nisha (68kg) and Pooja (76kg), however, failed to win quota after losing their respective bouts.

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Sumit Malik didn't compete in the 125kg gold medal fight

Meanwhile, Sumit, who had become only the fourth men's freestyle wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, did not take the mat for his 125kg gold medal fight against Russia's Sergei Kozyrev, the 2018 Youth Olympic champion, due to injury.

Injury
Sumit suffered minor ligament injury, has already locked Olympic quota

National coach Jagmander Singh said that Sumit had injured his right knee during practice at the national camp recently and competed since an Olympic quota was at stake. "There is a minor ligament injury and we did not aggravate it since he already locked the Olympic quota. He had competed in Almaty last month (Asian Championships and Olympic qualifiers) with this injury," he said.

Win
Sumit won four bouts without much practice

"This was one last chance to get the Olympic quota, so he competed. He came without much practice and winning four bouts was remarkable," he added. Earlier in the day, Seema, who won a bronze at the recent Asian Championship in Almaty, was solid in her defense against Belarus' Anastasiya Yanotava and logged four points in each period to win her pre-quarterfinal 8-0.

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Seema was more dominant against Sweden's Emma

The Indian was more dominant against Sweden's Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren whom she pinned with 43 seconds to spare to win the bout. Seema used her power better and stayed aggressive. She was leading 10-2 when she found a way to pin her rival.

Results
Nisha lost the quarterfinal bout against Bulgarian Mimi Hristova

Nisha lost her quarterfinal bout against the immensely powerful Bulgarian Mimi Hristova by technical superiority. The Bulgarian pulled off a breathtaking four-point throw after which Nisha could not break her rival's defense. Nisha had won her opening bout by fall against Poland's Natalia Iwona Strzalka. Pooja, the third Indian in the competition, fizzled out in her opening bout, losing 3-4 to Lithuania's Kamile Gaucaite.

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Varnika Sharma is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Bennett University, Noida, and an advanced diploma in Media Laws from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
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