Sakshi Malik has lost her first bout to Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi of Nigeria by a score of 7-10 in women’s 62kg category. neless, 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist went down fighting at World Wrestling Championships at Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

Sakshi Malik goes down fighting 

Sakshi Malik had conceded a huge 6-0 lead before she finally mand to score a takedown. Olympian n std a spirited fightback in second round, but it was too late by n as re she could t overcome deficit and went on to lose bout. However, her progress in this competition is a formality. Sakshi Malik's tournament is t over yet. If Sakshi wants to compete for bronze medal n Aminat Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi needs to reach final i.e. gold medal match. If that happens, n Sakshi Malik can have a chance to fight for bronze via  repech. 

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Ravi Kumar defeats Korea's Kim Sunggwon

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 into quarterfinals

Bajrang Punia had comprehensively beaten Poland’s Krzysztof Bienkowski in his opening bout by a 9-2 margin in 65kg Round of 16. Bajrang's Polish counterpart had 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 had defeated World Silver medallist Sarah Hildebrandt 8-2 in second repech round and had 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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