Wrestling: Sumit Malik seals Olympic quota; Amit Dhankar, Kadian ousted
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Sumit Malik became the fourth Indian men s freestyle wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Games when he reached the 125kg final at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thusday.
Malik joined Ravi Dahiya (57kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg) in India s men s freestyle squad bound for the Tokyo Olympics.
This is the first time that 28-year-old Malik, who is a 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has made the cut for the Olympics.
The finalists at this competition qualify for the Tokyo Games.
Unlike his previous bouts, Malik was aggressive from the beginning in the crucial semifinal, which he won 5-0 against Venezuela s Jose Daniel Diaz Robertti.
Wrestling World Olympic qualifier: Sumit earns 125kg quota for Tokyo 2020; Kadian, Dhankar lose
Sumit Malik earned India’s fourth quota spot in men’s freestyle categories in what is the last chance for wrestlers to earn Olympic tickets. India s Sumit at Wrestle Sofia (125kg) Olympic qualifiers | United World Wrestling / Twitter
India’s Sumit Malik earned a quota spot in 125kg at Tokyo 2020 while Amit Dhankar and Satywart Kadian were ousted from the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers after losing at different stages of the competition in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday.
Sumit, with a strong counterattacking display, defeated Venezuela’s Jose Daniel Diaz Robertti 5-0 in the semifinals and earned a shot at his maiden Olympic appearance. His opponent, on the other hand, was a two-time Olympian. The Indian earned his first point on account of passivity and in the second period made the most of Diaz’s attempts to attack and get back into the bout. Sumit stoo
Malik one win away from Olympic qualification; Dhankar, Kadiyan ousted
Malik one win away from Olympic qualification; Dhankar, Kadiyan ousted
SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 6: Sumit Malik was still in contention to qualify for the Tokyo Games but it was all over for Amit Dhankar and Satywart Kadiyan, who were ousted from the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers after losing at different stages of the competition, here on Thursday.
In his 125kg Qualification bout against Kyrgyzstan’s Aiaal Lazarev, Malik was trailing 1-2 till the last 25 seconds but got a push-out point towards the end and won on criteria, when the scores were tied at 2-2.