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Home / News / Sports News / Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves to semifinal
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Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves to semifinal

Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves to semifinal
Written by Sneha Das
(Sourced from PTI)
Aug 06, 2021, 11:44 am 2 min read
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Bajrang Punia moves to semifinal
Punia will now fight it out with Azerbaijan's Haji Aliev for a place in the gold medal bout

Bajrang Punia put his tactical acumen and strength to good use in the second period to pin Iran's Morteza Cheka Ghiasi for a semifinal berth in men's free-style 65kg event which took him closer to an Olympic medal on debut, in Tokyo on Friday. Punia trailed Ghiasi for a major part of the bout after being severely crippled by Ghiasi's defensive tactics, especially body-locks.

Game
Punia was put on a activity clock twice

Twice the Indian was put on activity clock and also left to defend his right leg when Ghiasi got hold of it. As the second period moved toward the final minute, the Iranian looked like making a dangerous move when he got hold of Punia's right leg and had almost pulled off a take down.

Competition
Punia will next face Azerbaijan's Haji Aliev

But Punia not only wriggled out of that clutch, but he also locked the neck of Ghiasi, pushed him on the mat, and held him to emerge victorious by fall. He will now fight it out with Azerbaijan's Haji Aliev for a place in the gold medal bout. Aliev is a three-time world champion and a bronze winner from the Rio Games.

Information
In his opening bout, Punia won against Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Akmataliev

Before this bout, a timely take-down move helped him beat Kyrgyzstan's Ernazar Akmataliev in his opening bout. Since Punia had the high-scoring move, a two-pointer takedown, he was declared the winner on criteria.

Opening round
Seema Bisla lost 50kg opener to Tunisia's Sarra Hamdi

Earlier, debutante Indian wrestler Seema Bisla could not find a way to get out of the defensive trap of Tunisia's Sarra Hamdi and lost her 50kg opening round 1-3. The 27-year-old could not make her moves as the Tunisian applied the body lock to great effect, never allowing the Indian to initiate a strong attack.

Competition
Bisla's return to the competition depends on Hamdi's progress

There were hardly any moves in the bout with Hamdi getting two of her three points on a push-out and one on Bisla's passivity. Bisla got on board when she too pushed her rival out after being put on the activity clock for a second time. She now needs the Tunisian to make the final for a return to competition through the repechage route.

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Sneha Das is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She had started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has previously worked as an intern with The Sakal Times, The Logical Indian, and 91.9 Friends FM. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Calcutta.
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