XI'AN (China): India started their campaign in males's freestyle wrestling on a top with Bajrang Punia and Praveen Rana storming into the overall of their respective weight categories within the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Tuesday.
World No. 1 Bajrang comfortably defeated Uzbekistan's Sirojiddin Khasanov 12-1 within the semifinals to make it to the gold medal bout of 65kg.
He will conflict with Sayatbek Okassov of Kazakhstan for most sensible honours later within the day.
Earlier within the day, he overcame Peyman Biabani of Iran and Charles Fern of Sri Lanka in his previous rounds.
Parveen Rana additionally entered the overall in 79kg category after a Three-2 win over Kazakhstan's Galymzhan Usserbayev.
He will face Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran in his gold-medal bout.
Earlier, he defeated Yuta Abe of Japan and Mongolia's Tugs Erdene Denzensharav.
In the 57kg weight department, Ravi Kumar entered the bronze medal play-off spherical after profitable his repechage against Chia Tso Liu of Taipei Four-0.
Ravi will probably be up against Yuki Takahashi of Japan.
Satyawart Kadian, too, reached the bronze medal spherical in 97kg.
Kadian lost to Batzul Ulziisaikhan in his quarterfinal bout but went on to make the reduce after his Mongolian rival reached the overall.
Meanwhile, Rajneesh bowed out of the event early in 70kg category.
World No. 1 Bajrang comfortably defeated Uzbekistan's Sirojiddin Khasanov 12-1 within the semifinals to make it to the gold medal bout of 65kg.
He will conflict with Sayatbek Okassov of Kazakhstan for most sensible honours later within the day.
Earlier within the day, he overcame Peyman Biabani of Iran and Charles Fern of Sri Lanka in his previous rounds.
Parveen Rana additionally entered the overall in 79kg category after a Three-2 win over Kazakhstan's Galymzhan Usserbayev.
He will face Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran in his gold-medal bout.
Earlier, he defeated Yuta Abe of Japan and Mongolia's Tugs Erdene Denzensharav.
In the 57kg weight department, Ravi Kumar entered the bronze medal play-off spherical after profitable his repechage against Chia Tso Liu of Taipei Four-0.
Ravi will probably be up against Yuki Takahashi of Japan.
Satyawart Kadian, too, reached the bronze medal spherical in 97kg.
Kadian lost to Batzul Ulziisaikhan in his quarterfinal bout but went on to make the reduce after his Mongolian rival reached the overall.
Meanwhile, Rajneesh bowed out of the event early in 70kg category.
Asian Wrestling: Bajrang Punia, Praveen Rana enter final
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