Tokyo Olympics 2020: Wrestler Bajrang Punia enters in Semi-finals by defeating Iran's Morteza Ghiasi

New Delhi: Bajrang Punia has entered the semi-finals of the 65 kg weight category. India's biggest hope at the Tokyo Olympics, Bajrang made it to the next round by directly hitting Morteza Cheka of Iran in the quarterfinals.

Bajrang was trailing 0-1 in the first round. In the second round, Bajrang played such a bet that he directly reached the semi-finals. Bajrang is just one step away from the medal.

Bajranj Punia in Semi-finals:

After this match, the gold hopes of the whole country have become stronger. He will now face Rio Olympic bronze medalist and three-time world champion Haji Alijeev in the semi-finals. Bajrang defeated Aliyev in the Pro Wrestling League two years ago.

Bajrang's stunning performance in Olympics:

Earlier, this star wrestler of India had made it to the quarter-finals by defeating Arnazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan. In the first round of the match against Arnajar, Bajrang took a 3-1 lead. However, in the second round the match became very exciting. Arnajar scored 2 points in the last second. After this, the Indian wrestler won the match by scoring points in the last second.

Ravi Dahiya already bagged silver medal in wrestling:

Ravi Dahiya has given India a medal in wrestling in Tokyo Olympics. However, Ravi had to face defeat in the final and had to be content with silver. But Bajrang kept the gold hopes of the country alive.

Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged the silver medal after losing in the final of men's 57kg freestyle category to Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev on Thursday. This is India's fifth medal at the Tokyo Olympics and the second silver of the campaign.

Ravi Kumar is the fifth Indian wrestler after KD Jadhav, Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, and Sakshi Malik to finish on the Olympic podium.

The 23-year-old Indian had beaten Bulgaria's Georgi Vangelov in the quarters (14-4) and Colombia's Oscar Tigreros in the round of 16 (13-2) by technical superiority.

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