Bajrang Punia reaches semi-finals of Men's Freestyle Wrestling 65kg

He made a stunning comeback and won the fight on technical superiority with a score of 13-3.​
India's wrestler Bajrang Punia with Uzbekistan's Khasanov Sirojiddin in the men's freestyle wrestling 65kg qualification round at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Sunday August 19 2018. (Photo | PTI)
India's wrestler Bajrang Punia with Uzbekistan's Khasanov Sirojiddin in the men's freestyle wrestling 65kg qualification round at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Sunday August 19 2018. (Photo | PTI)

JAKARTA: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia reached the semi-finals of Men's Freestyle Wrestling 65kg by defeating Uzbekistan’s Khasanov Sirojjidin. 

Bajrang Punia was trailing 0-3 at the start of the bout. He made a stunning comeback and won the fight on technical superiority with a score of 13-3.

After the shocking defeat of Sushil Kumar, Sandeep Tomar made it to the quarterfinals of the 57 kg Freestyle event after a 12-8 win against Turkmenistan’s Rustem Nazarov. 

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