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Last Updated at 9:34 am | Source: PTI
Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia make confident starts, win by technical superiority to make quarters Outlook August 04, 2021 09:34 IST Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia make confident starts, win by technical superiority to make quarters outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
(Eds: Adds Anshu Malik and Deepak Punia s results) Chiba (Japan), Aug 4 (PTI) Indian wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia began their Olympics campaigns with technical superiority victories, reaching the men s freestyle 57kg and 86kg quarterfinals respectively with ease, here on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Anshu Malik though lost the women s 57kg opener to European champion Irina Kurachikina of Belarus 2-8.
Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya secures quarterfinal spot in 57kg category
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Tokyo, Aug 4 : Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won his opening-round bout by technical superiority against Colombia s Oscar Tigreros to secure a quarterfinal spot in the 57kg quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
Competing in the Round-of-16 bout against the Colombian wrestler, the 23-year-old Dahiya, who is making his Olympic debut at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, showed no nerves as he dominated the bout to win by technical superiority (13-2).
Dahiya, the reigning Asian champion and World Championships bronze medallist in his weight category, dictated the terms early on and kept Tigreros under pressure.
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