Wrestler Ravinder Dahiya was outplayed by Armenia’s Arsen Harutyunyan in the bronze medal play-off after the Indian got himself into conten...
Wrestler Ravinder Dahiya was outplayed by Armenia’s Arsen Harutyunyan in the bronze medal play-off after the Indian got himself into contention with a sensational come-from-behind victory by fall in the 61kg repechage round of the World Championship in Oslo on Sunday.
Following his incredible win against Bulgaria’s Georgi Valentinov Vangelov after trailing 0-8 in the morning session, Ravinder entered the medal round with high expectations but the reigning European champion did not let the Indian repeat his heroic act.
Harutyunyan was brilliant with his counter-attack and finished the bout in just two minutes and 16 seconds with a technical superiority win.
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— The Field (@thefield_in) October 3, 2021
Men's 61kg freestyle: Well, that did not last long. Much like his previous bout, Ravinder is down early but unlike then he is unable to turn it around. It's over 10-0 in a couple of minutes. pic.twitter.com/jadYpTqMiv
In the morning session, Ravinder’s victory was similar to Ravi Dahiya’s incredible semifinal win at the Tokyo Olympics when he trailed 2-9 but eventually pinned his rival.
The Bulgarian dominated the bout by clutching Ravinder’s right arm, making moves after moves to pull away with a commanding 8-0 lead. Ravinder, though, was unperturbed and changed the complexion of the bout with a single-leg attack move and got...
