Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili defeated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia 8-1 within the Asian Video games semifinals on Friday in Hangzhou, China. Two-time international champion Bajrang Punia’s preparedness for the contest proved lower than superb on account of protests towards the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and controversy relating to his variety within the video games.
Regardless of having two easy victories to start out the day, Bajrang struggled towards the harsh Iranian opposition and used to be not able to advance to the finals. In keeping with the stories, Bajrang simply defeated a Filipino wrestler in his opening fit to earn a technical victory.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia loses within the semifinals of fellows’s 65kg at #AsianGames.
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He then competed towards a Bahraini wrestler, whom he simply defeated with a rating of 4-0. Rahman Amouzadkhalili, the present Asian champion and the worldwide champion in 2022, used to be the opponent he confronted within the semifinals. The Iranian wrestler defeated Bajrang, gaining the lead straight away with a four-pointer, and gained the fit 8-1 finally.
Bajrang Punia nonetheless has a possibility to win a bronze medal after shedding within the semifinals as a result of individuals of the semifinals can cross directly to play for 3rd position. Whether or not Bajrang will protected a medal on the 2018 Asian Video games relies on how smartly he plays within the bronze medal fit.
Netizens sharply commented on Punia’s loss and mentioned that this used to be ‘Baby-kisser Bajrang Punia’ who misplaced the fit. “Wrestler Bajrang Punia will play for Bronze Medal fit,” mentioned one of the crucial customers.
Baby-kisser Bajrang Punia Misplaced ?
Wrestler Bajrang Punia will play for Bronze Medal fit ?
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It’s notable that Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and International Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat had been exempted from trials for the Asian Video games in July this 12 months. The Indian Olympic Affiliation’s (IOA) ad-hoc committee granted exemptions to Punia and Phogat from the pains for the lads’s freestyle 65 kg and girls’s 53 kg classes. This determination used to be met with stiff opposition from coaches, present and previous athletes, and their folks.
The Delhi Prime Court docket had brushed aside the plea filed through ace wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal towards the verdict. The plea had challenged the exemption granted to wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat which allowed their direct access into the Asian Video games 2023. The duo demanded honest trials then again their plea used to be brushed aside through the Court docket.
Bajrang Punia used to be a part of the Wrestelers team who protested towards the WFI head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. In April 2023, they went to Jantar Mantar and demanded an investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment of feminine wrestlers through Bharatiya Janta Birthday party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh all through his tenure because the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
The Delhi Police then filed two FIRs and ten proceedings towards the baby-kisser in regards to the case. The FIRs and proceedings had been registered at Delhi’s Connaught Position police station. The proceedings had been registered on April 21, and the FIRs had been filed on April 28.
In keeping with the FIRs, he used to be charged with soliciting for sexual favours. Ten molestation accusations had been additionally introduced towards him. The claims integrated specifics about his makes an attempt at irrelevant touch, which made out of putting his give up the ladies’ chests and transferring it to the again, amongst different issues. The primary of the 2 filed FIRs contained the assertions made through the wrestlers, whilst the second one described proceedings offered through the dad or mum of a juvenile.
Within the period in-between, BJP chief refuted all the fees and mentioned that he had entire self assurance within the nation’s criminal and judicial methods. One of the vital family of one of the crucial sufferers additionally used to be quoted as pronouncing that the wrestlers had been plotting to entice WFI leader for political features.
It’s to be famous that a number of derogatory slogans had been raised in the middle of the wrestler’s protests. It used to be reported that slogans like ‘Modi Teri Kabar Khudegi’ and likewise anti-India ‘Azadi’ slogans had been raised all through the protests.
It’s notable that identical slogans had been raised through protestors in lots of protests previously. Anti-CAA protests, Shaheen Bagh protests, farmers’ protests, and quite a lot of different protests in JNU are identified for those Azadi slogans.