Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships

The Hindu  

All four Indian free-style wrestlers on show on the day one of the UWW World Championships won their opening-round bouts with 70kg grappler Abhimanyu upsetting world number 7 Ukraine’s Ihor Nykyforuk here on Saturday. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, defeated the Ukrainian 19-9, effecting a victory by fall. The world ranked No.21 grappler will take on Uzbekistan’s Jahongirmirza Turobov, who is seeded sixth here and a gold medallist a the 2021 Asian Championships. India’s 125kg grappler Sumit too had an easy outing against Japanese Taiki Yamamoto, ranked 30th in the world to the Indian’s 29th, winning the contest 3-1, to set up a pre-quarterfinal clash with Poland’s Robert Baran.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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