IMAGE: Sunil Kumar, left, in action during the Asian Wrestling Championship 2020, in New Delhi, on February 18, 2020. Photograph: ANI
Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar won the bronze medal in the 87kg Greco Roman bout of the Asian Championship hin Amman, Jordan on Tuesday.
In the bronze medal match, Sunil beat China’s Jiaxin Huang after losing in the semifinals of the 87kg bout in the continental tournament.
Sunil, a silver medallist in 2019 who is looking to regain some of his old magic, had earlier registered a 10-1 victory over Tajikistan’s Sukhrob Abdulkhaev in the quarterfinal. He scored all of his points in the second period.
However, it was Iran’s Yasin Yazdi who marched into the 87kg final with a 3-1 victory over Sunil in the semifinal clash.
Sagar Thakran won his 77kg qualifications bout but lost 10-0 in the quarterfinal to Jordan’s Amro Sadeh. With a 4-point throw from par terre, Sadeh booked a place in the semifinals.
After this defeat, Sagar’s fate depended on the semifinal result of his rival.
Umesh (63kg) lost in the qualification.
Nitin (55kg) and Prem (130kg) were ousted in the qualification round.
