Tokyo Olympic: Turn taken for bronze at Wrestling
Bajrang Punia, India's top wrestler, has been eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics wrestling semi-finals. At the same time, India's prospects of obtaining gold or silver have been dashed. Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev beat them 12-5. Aliyev is a three-time world champion in 61 kg and a bronze medallist in 57 kg at Rio 2016.Bajrang Punia will now compete for the bronze medal on Saturday if all of the opportunities are created. Bajrang had grabbed a one-point lead in the first minute, but had since been slowly losing.Wrestler from Azerbaijan bet on Bajrang. The Azerbaijan wrestler gained numerous points against Bajrang thanks to a fitle bet. Punia won the Asian Championship bronze medalist Morteja Ghiasi of Iran in the 65 kg weight category quarterfinals. He made an incredible comeback in the quarterfinals but was unable to advance to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Bajrang was behind 1-0 at one point. In the final minute, Bajrang scored two points. The Iranian wrestler was th...