Sumit to fight for Bronze at World C’ship

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Sumit to fight for Bronze at World C’ship

Sunday, 21 October 2018 | PTI | Budapest

India's  Sumit Malik put himself in line to win the biggest medal of his career as he will fight for a Bronze at the Wrestling World Championships even as Sonba Tanaji Gogane was outclassed by reigning European champion Rashidov Gadzhimurad in the men's free style quarterfinals, here on Saturday.

Malik, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Gold medallist, overcame Inkar Yermukambet of Kazakhstan 6-1 in the quarterfinals after beating Japan's Taiki Yamamoto 4-1 in the pre-quarterfinals of the 125kg category.

However, he later lost his semifinal 0-5 to China's Zhiwei Ding. In the Bronze medal match he will clash on Sunday.

It was a favourable draw for the Asian Championship Silver medallist and Malik made most of it as he was knocked out at preliminary stage last year. Malik had returned empty-handed from the Jakarta Asian Games this year.

Gogane made a stupendous start by winning two bouts but was outwitted by Rashidov in the 61kg quarterfinals.

Gogane had beaten Andrei Bekrenu 4-3 and Lowe Bingham (10-0) in the qualification rounds.

He still has a chance to reach the Bronze medal round as he has got a repechage round against Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg from Mongolia.

However, it was all over for Jitender, who had replaced Sushil Kumar in the Indian squad, as he lost his 1/16 bout 3-6 to Slovakia's Akhsarbek Gulaev in the 74kg contest.

Pawan Kumar faded in the 86kg category, as he could not go even beyond the qualification round. He lost 0-6 to Ukraine's Mraz Dzhafarian.

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