U-23 World C'ship: Ravinder stuns Euro champ to make the 61kg finals

Ravinder upset reigning European Champion Arsen Harutyunyan of Armenia in semis to storm into  61 kg finals at U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday. 22-year old Ravinder outsmarted Armenian who started as an overwhelming favourite in semi-final bout and as per his billing took 3-0 le by end of round one. In round 2, Ravinder showed great fighting spirit to score succor move to which Arsen did t have any reply.  Ravinder finally won bout by fall and became first wrestler from India in this edition of U23 World championship to enter finals.

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Ravinder stuns Euro champ

In finals, Ravinder will meet Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov of Kyrigistan who defeated Japanese wrestlers in semifinals. Earlier, Ravinder h scored victories over experienced campaigners from Russia and host Hungary. In Last 16 bout, Ravinder defeated Marcell Budai Kovacs of Hungary by 12-1 scoreline.  In quarterfinals, Indians got better of Dinislam Takhtarov of Russia.

Ar top bout was matchup between two of world’s most promising junior wrestlers -- 18-year-old Gaurav Baliyan, cet world championship silver medallist in 2018 and 21-year old Zhamalov of Russia, 2018 Junior world championship silver medallist. young guns of world wrestling did t disappoint and ended up giving display which was a treat for fans in stium and orwise. Both of m matched each or move by move as first round ended marginally in favor of Russia with 2-1 le.

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round 2 was real thriller as Gaurav immediately scored 2 to le 3-2. see-saw battle continued for next 3 minutes in which Russian finally prevailed over Indian by 12-9 scoreline. Earlier, 18-year-old Gaurav Baliyan who is making his U23 international debut with this event started in a grand style on Day 2 of UWW World Wrestling Championships2019 in Budapest. 2018 Cet world championship silver medallist showed great composure and skills to defeat Oleksandr Vyshniak of Ukraine in freestyle 74kg weight category. Baliyan who is considered as a bright prospect for Indian wrestling justified his selection by defeating Ukrainian 11-0 on his senior debut by technical superiority.

In 86kg Qualification round,  Sanjeet was up against Azamat Zakuev of Russia in first round. 22-year-old Sanjeet was match for tough Russian and lost out in a one-sided scoreline by 0-6.  Earlier, Day 2 of U23 Championships began on a b te for India when India’s Naveen lost his opening repech bout to wrestler from Mongolia.  Naveen who at one point of time h taken le in bout, eventually lost 6-8 to Enkhtuya from Mongolia to crash out before medal round.

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