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Wrestling News: Three months before the Paris Olympics, India's medal hopes have suffered a major setback. Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya, who brought medals for the country in Tokyo, lost in the Asian and World Qualifier trials held ad hoc. No player could reach the final.
Ravi Dahiya lost to Aman Sehrawat
Ravi Dahiya won a silver medal in the 57 kg category at the 2020 Olympics. The trials competed in the Nordic category in the 57 kg category. He faced Aman Sehrawat in the second round of selection trials. There was a heated argument between the two. In the end Aman Sehrawat won the match 14-13. After this, Dahiya's next match was against U20 Asian champion Udit. The player defeated Ravi Dahiya 10-8. After this defeat, Ravi Dahiya also dropped out of the race.
Ravi Dahiya on the left and Bajrang Punia on the right
The Nordic format is used when there are less than six players in a category. In this, players face each other in a round robin round and the top three players are chosen as the winners on the basis of rank. If two players have equal points then it is seen who is the winner in the match between them. Whoever wins is given a higher position.
Bajrang Punia got a crushing defeat
Bajrang Punia participated in 65 kg. In the first round, he played a 3-3 draw against a very difficult Ravinder. Ravinder got a warning in the match due to which Bajrang Punia won. After this he faced Rohit Kumar in the semi-finals. Rohit defeated Bajrang 1-9. With this Bajrang was out of the qualification race. After losing in the semi-finals, Punia immediately left the SAI Center in anger. National Anti-Doping Agency officials tried to collect Punia's dope sample but did not even stay for the third-fourth place match.