Commonwealth Video games 2022: Bajrang Punia is eyeing a 3rd directly Gold medal on the Video games after hanging up a dominant display within the males’s 65kg class. Deepak Punia is eyeing his first Gold whilst Mohit Grewal will struggle for bronze on Friday.
CWG 2022: Wrestlers Bajrang, Deepak to struggle for Gold, Mohit loses semi-final (AP Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTSBajrang Punia will struggle for his 2d successive CWG GoldDeepak Punia will struggle for Gold after a hard-fought semi-final winMohit Grewal misplaced his males’s 125kg semi-final
It is raining medals for India in wrestling. Big name wrestler Bajrang Punia is all set to gun for a 2d successive Commonwealth Video games gold medal as he stormed into the overall of the boys’s 65kg class on Friday, August 5. Younger Deepak Punia joined the senior guy because the 23-year-old former International Championships silver medalist stormed into the overall of the boys’s 86kg class.
On the other hand, Mohit Grewal misplaced his males’s 125kg class semi-final and can struggle for a bronze medal later within the day.
All 3 Indian male wrestlers, who had been in motion on Friday, are in medal competition after the ladies — Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Anshu Malik (57kg) reached the overall and Divya Kakran (68kg) received her repechage bout to offer herself a possibility to win bronze medal.
Bajrang Punia didn’t spoil a sweat because the Gold Coast champion within the males’s 65kg class steamrolled George Ramm of England 10-0 by means of technical superiority (with none level scored through the opponent).
He’s going to face Lashlan McNeil of Canada within the gold medal bout.
DEEPAK TO FIGHT FOR GOLD
However, Deepak Punia needed to paintings not easy for his semi-final win within the males’s 86kg class. Deepak Punia defeated Alexander Moore of Canada 3-1 by means of issues within the semi-final to development to the Gold medal fit.
Deepak will tackle Muhammad Inam of Pakistan within the gold meda fit afterward Friday.
In the meantime, Mohit Grewal will struggle for bronze after dropping to Amarveer Deshi of Canada 12-2. He’s going to face Aaron Johnson of Jamaica within the bronze medal fit.
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