Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Kumar reaches gold medal bout after defeating Sanayev
Ravi Dahiya wrestlers against Kazakhstan s Nurislam Sanayev in the Tokyo 2020 semifinal.
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Ravi Kumar became just the second Indian wrestler to make an Olympic final after staging a remarkable comeback against Kazakhstan s Nurislam Sanayev in the men s 57kg semifinal in Tokyo on Wednesday. He will face ROC s two-time World Champion Zaur Uguev in the final on Thursday.
Ravi had earlier begun his campaign with two technical superiority victories to reach the semifinals with ease. Second seed Deepak Punia lost to former world champion David Morris Taylor III in the semis of the men s 86kg category. He ll now contest the bronze medal bout on Thursday.