Rahul Aware on Sunday bagged a bronze medal to ensure that India's best-ever medal haul at World Wrestling Championship after young Deepak Punia settled for silver having pulled out of final due to injury. Aware outclassed Tyler Lee Graff, 2017 Pan- America champion, 11-4 in 61 kg bronze play-off to take India's tally to five medals. India's previous best show was in 2013, when country h three in ir kitty courtesy Amir Dahiya (silver), Bajrang Punia (bronze) and Sandeep Tulsi Yav (bronze in Greco-Roman) Aware was in complete control of bout and jumped in joy at end, having won biggest medal of his career.

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Achievements of Aware 

Maharashtra grappler h won gold at 2018 Commonwealth Games and two bronze at Asian Championships (2009, 2011).  American surprised Aware with a double leg attack, moment bout started and earned two points with a takedown. However, he became alert and twice wriggled out of Graff's single leg attacks. He also scored consecutive takedown points to le 4-2 at break. In second period too, Graff got hold of Aware's right leg but Indian got himself out of trouble in an impressive manner. He n pulled bout it away from American with a flurry of moves takedowns and expose take a commanding 10-2 le. It consolidated furr when Americans lost a challenge. Eventually, he won 11-4. Aware h lost a pacy semifinal 6-10 to Beka Lomtze, European championship silver medallist.

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Wrestler Deepak Punia pulls out of World Championship final

morning of final day of championships brought with it news that Deepak Punia will t be able to compete in Sunday's final against Iranian great Hassan Yazdani due to an ankle injury sustained during semifinal.

" left foot is t taking lo. It's difficult to fight in this condition and could have aggravated injury. I kw it was a big chance to fight against Yazdani but I can't help it," Deepak told PTI.

Deepak h come out of mat limping and a swollen right eye after his semifinal against Switzerland's Stefan Reichmuth. It was a good draw for Deepak and he exploited it to get biggest medal of his career. In a dream run, Deepak reached final with wins over Reichmuth, Colombia's Carlos Arturo Mendez and Kazakhstan's ilet Davlumbayev. He became only fifth Indian ever to reach World Championship after Bishamber Singh (1967) Sushil Kumar (2010), Amit Dahiya (2013) and Bajaramg Punia (2018). Only last year he h won junior world champion. Sushil Kumar remains India's only World Champion. He h won a gold in 2010 in Moscow.

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