younger wrestler kind Gained his first senior-level worldwide medal with a silver in 55kg Greco Roman occasions.
Whereas 19-year-old Rupin completed with the second finest end, Neeraj (63kg gr.) and Sunil Kumar (87 kg gr) gained the bronze medal.
Rupin got here from the qualification spherical on the again of three consecutive wins to move into the conflict, shedding 1–3 to Irani Poya Soulat Dade Merz within the remaining.
Rupin, 2019 World Cadet Championship The bronze medalist began his marketing campaign with a 16-7 win over Kyrgyzstan’s Sardarbek by technical superiority within the qualification spherical.
She then defeated Amangali Rhimbayev of Kazakhstan and Zhang Haifeng of China within the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
In 63kg, 16-year-old Neeraj defeated Jinseob Tune of South Korea 5-2 to win the bronze medal, whereas Sunil Kumar defeated Japan’s Masato Sumi 4-1 within the bronze medal bout in 87kg.
Neeraj defeated Dastan Kadyrov of Kyrgyzstan 7-6 within the qualification spherical. He misplaced 0–9 to Iran’s Imam Hossein Khoon Mohammadi within the quarter-finals, however acquired a second likelihood via repechage after Mohammadi reached the ultimate.
The Indian grabbed the chance with each palms by defeating Tune within the bronze medal bout.
Former Asian Championships gold medalist Sunil Kumar began his marketing campaign with a 9-1 technical superiority win over Tajikistan’s Aslamov within the quarterfinals.
(With inputs from PTI)