Asian Under-20 bronze medalist Rohit Dahiya (82kg) defeated Czech Republic’s Marek Vrba 4-2 in the repechage round.
Asian Under-20 bronze medalist Rohit Dahiya (82kg) defeated Czech Republic’s Marek Vrba 4-2 in the repechage round.
Sumit and Rohit Dahiya opened India’s Greco-Roman account by winning bronze medals on the concluding day of the World Under-20 Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday.
World cadet bronze medalist Sumit, who lost to Armenian Suren Aghajanyan in the semi-finals, defeated world junior bronze medalist Mert Elbars of Turkey 6-3 in the 60kg bronze medal event.
The Indian, trailing 3-0 in one leg, narrowed the deficit to 3-1 at break time and used a gut wrench to ensure his victory in the second period.
Asian Under-20 bronze medalist Rohit Dahiya (82kg) defeated Czech Republic’s Marek Vrba 4-2 in the repechage round. In the bronze medal match, Rohit, who was trailing 7–0, gave some push-outs and three warnings to his rival Ruslan Abdiev of Ukraine to register an 8–7 win.