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Indian freestyle wrestlers fall short of Paris Games qualification
Updated On: 19 April, 2024 09:38 PM IST | Bishkek | mid-day online correspondent
Among all the wrestlers in men`s free style category Asian Games bronze medallist Aman was the country`s biggest hope to win a quota place
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In a huge setback to Indian wrestling, Aman Sehrawat missed out on securing a berth for the Paris Olympics after losing his semifinal at the Asian Olympic Qualifier while Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalkal were not allowed to compete after they reported late for weigh-in, on Friday.
Competing in 57kg category, Aman began in tremendous fashion, trampling his first two rivals -- Yerassyl Mukhtaruly and Sunggwon Kim -- by technical superiority but was pinned by Uzbekistan`s Gulomjon Abdullaev after falling behind by 10 points.
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