Defending champion Bajrang Punia settled for a bronze in men’s 65kg freestyle as Indian grapplers bagged two medals on the penultimate day of the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek on Saturday. Vinod Kumar Omprakash won the other bronze medal in the men’s 70kg freestyle. READ | Navjot Kaur wins Asian wrestling gold; Sakshi Malik settles for bronze; silver for Vinesh PhogatBajrang, who won gold in the 2017 edition in New Delhi, lost 5-7 in the quarterfinals against Daichi Takatani of Japan. Bajrang first accounted for Abdulqosim Fayziev of Tajikistan 12-2 in the repechage round and then beat Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei of Iran 10-4 in the bronze medal play-off. Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik won a bronze in the 62kg freestyle category.

Source: Hindustan Times March 03, 2018 14:48 UTC