Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia punched his ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he beat Jong Sol from rth Korea in quarter-finals of World Wrestling Championship on Thursday. Bajrang Punia became third Indian to qualify for Olympics after Ravi Kumar and Vinesh Phogat on Olympic quota. Vinesh Phogat is her own person, was proved yet again when she altered strategy devised by coaches for key Olympic qualification match and came out trumps. Meanwhile, Ravi Kumar kept Indian hopes alive after his impressive 11-4 win over Korea's Kim Sunggwon in just 2 minutes and 59 seconds.

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Bajrang Punia's ro to victory

Bajrang Punia beat rth Korea's Jong Sol 8-1 to move on to semi-finals of World Wrestling Championship. victory ensures India a medal in tournament alongside helping Bajrang Punia qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Bajrang Punia h comprehensively beaten  Poland’s Krzysztof Bienkowski in his opening bout by a 9-2 margin in 65kg Round of 16. Bajrang's Polish counterpart h mand to pick up a couple of points but Indian wrestler was just too good for him as bout was won without breaking any sweat. By virtue of this win, Bajrang qualified for pre-quarterfinals. Asia Games 2018 gold medalist n went on to defeat Slovakia's David Habat  3-0 to consolidate his place in quarterfinals. If Bajrang Punia succeeds in winning ar bout, n he will qualify for gold medal match. 

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Vinesh Phogat qualifies for 2020 Olympics

Vinesh Phogat h defeated World Silver medallist Sarah Hildebrandt 8-2 in second repech round and h qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2020. Vinesh was too good for her American opponent and dominated bout from beginning and never allowed her opponent a grip in bout. In today's first repech, Vinesh defeated Ukraine's Yuliia Khavaldzhy 5-0 in a one-sided match while Seema Bisla (50 kg) got better off Nigeria's Miesinnie Genesis 9-9 on criteria. Last night, Vinesh and Seema remained in hunt for a bronze medal as y reached repech round in ir respective categories.

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