Younger Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat rekindled India’s hopes of a medal in wrestling, demolishing former world champion Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania by technical superiority to seal a spot within the 57kg free-style semifinal on the Paris Olympics right here on Thursday. Aman was in imperious type as he toyed with Abakarov within the second spherical. The 21-year-old India locked his legs at the beginning of the second spherical and turned him over a number of instances to earn eight straight factors to safe a 12-0 victory.
The bout began with Aman earing a passivity level after his Russian-turned-Albanian opponent didn’t provoke any attacking transfer.
Moments later, the Indian effected a left-leg maintain to earn two extra factors to showcase his dominance by going 3-0 up on the finish of spherical 1.
Aman was on tune in spherical 2 and Abakarov, world champion in 2022, bore the brunt. The Indian’s excellent agility in opposition to the 31-year-old Albanian was on show as he attacked the left leg to carry him down.
He then effected a ‘fitley’ (leg lace), turning the Albanian round a number of instances to finish the competition with greater than two minutes to go.
Abakarov contested the final two factors awarded to Aman however the referee dominated in favour of the Indian and awarded him a degree.
Aman will meet Japanese high seed Rei Higuchi within the last-four.
Earlier, Aman ensured himself a simple passage into the quarterfinal with a dominating efficiency in opposition to North Macedonian rival Vladimir Egorov.
The 21-year-old Indian, an Asian Championship gold medallist and the one male wrestler from the nation to qualify for the Olympics, was amazingly agile as he saved his defence intact whereas commonly overpowering his 29-year-old former European champion with leg holds to win the bout on technical superiority (10-0).
Egorov appeared to be in a little bit of hassle after the primary spherical, requiring medical consideration on his knee following Aman’s all-out assault.
However the Macedonian couldn’t stage a comeback with Aman effecting a takedown to earn two extra factors and go 10-0 up with greater than two minutes remaining on the clock.
Anshu Malik loses
Lady grappler Anshu Malik displayed nice dedication however couldn’t breach the defence of USA’s vastly skilled Helen Louise Maroulis, dropping 2-7 within the 57kg pre-quarterfinals.
It was a rematch of the 2021 World Championship last in Oslo the place Anshu needed to accept silver in opposition to the American.
Anshu’s hopes of qualifying for the bronze-medal bout now hinge on ‘repechage’ supplied Helen, the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist and Tokyo Video games bronze medallist, reaches the ultimate.
Anshu was up in opposition to probably the most reputed wrestlers on the planet, however she fought with lots of gumption to concede simply two factors within the first spherical. Helen attacked Anshu’s left leg after which pushed the Indian to the mat to take a 2-0 lead.
The Indian then held Helen, a three-time world champion, at bay within the first spherical earlier than the American got here again to showcase her pedigree within the second and win regardless of getting a warning.
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