World Wrestling Championships: Deepak Punia bags Olympic quota
Indian wrestler Deepak Punia secured an Olympic quota by making it to the semi-finals of the World Wrestling Championships in the men's freestyle 86kg category on Friday. The 20-year-old defeated Carlos Izquierdo of Colombia 7-6 in the quarterfinals at Nur-Sultan, Kazhakstan. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1175349439617060865 The Sports Authority of India said, "Deepak Punia has won Olympic quota in the men’s 86 kg category, after reaching the semi-finals of the World Wrestling Championships. He beat Colombia’s Carlos Izquierdo 7-6 after trailing 3-6. India has won 4 Olympic quotas from this championship." Also Read: Amit Panghal makes history, becomes first Indian boxer to reach World Boxing Championships finals About Bajrang Punia, this is the first tournament in which he missed entering the finals as he was defeated by Daulet Niyazbekov in the semi-finals.However, he has qualified for Tokyo Olympics in this championship. Punia won a silver medal last year and a bronze medal in the 2013 edition in Budapest. Meanwhile, Rahul Aware has entered the semi-finals in the men’s 61 kg category at the World Wrestling Championships, following a 10-7 win over Rassul Kaliyev, a former Asian Champion." Jitender lost the quarter-final 0-4 to Slovakia's Tajmuraz Salkazanov in the men's 79kg category. Mausam Khatri lost 0-10 to USA's Olympic gold medallist Kyle Snyder in a pre-quarterfinal in the 97kg category. PTC News
