A good news has come from the Paris Olympics. Aman Sahrawat has entered the semi-finals by winning two consecutive matches in the 57 kg weight category. Aman Sahrawat is just one win away from an Olympic medal. If he reaches the final, his gold or silver will be confirmed. He managed to win this match by defeating Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania brilliantly.
Zelimkhan beats Abakarov to enter semifinal
Aman Sahrawat defeated Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania badly. He defeated Zelimkhan Abakarov with more than two minutes remaining in the match. He did not let the opponent score even a single point. We took the lead over Abakarov in no time. The lead increased to 12-0 in a few seconds. After this, the opponent also took a review, but it was of no use. According to the rules, if a wrestler takes a lead of 10 points over the opponent, then the match ends there. Hence, Aman was declared the winner with time remaining.
Showed great performance in the very first match
Earlier, Aman Sehrawat defeated Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov in the pre-quarterfinals to make it to the quarterfinals. He won the match 10-0 on the basis of technical superiority and defeated the world's 38th ranked wrestler. Aman Sehrawat is ranked sixth in the world. Earlier, the match started calmly. Meanwhile, as soon as Aman got a chance, he opened the account with a leg attack. We pushed Vladimir out of the ring and added another point to the 2-0 lead. After this we never looked back. He was declared the winner on the basis of technical superiority due to another takedown of his opponent.
Aman will face this player in the semi-finals
In the semi-finals, Aman Sehrawat will face Rei Higuchi of Japan. The match will be played at 9.45 pm Indian time. Higuchi won the silver medal in Rio 2016. He faced defeat from Higuchi in the Hungary Ranking Series.