Bronze fight @ 65kg – BAJRANG PUNIA (INDIA) vs Tulga TUMUR OCHIR (MONGOLIA)
India will be waiting with bated breath this evening as two of India’s wrestlers will vie for Bronze medals at the world wrestling championships.

World number 1 Bajrang Punia who lost the semi-finals yesterday in controversial manner will try to win his 3rd world championship medal. Punia will wrestle against
Tulga TUMUR OCHIR of Mongolia in the bronze medal fight.

Like Bajrang Ochir also lost out to Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals and qualified for the bronze bout through repechage round.

If Bajrang can overcome yesterday’s disappointing loss, it should not be too difficult for him to put across the Mongolian. If Bajrang wins it will be his 3rd medal at the world championship. He earlier had one bronze and silver medal each at the previous editions. No Indian has ever won more than 1 medal at the world championships.

Bronze fight @ 57kg – RAVI DHAIYA (INDIA) vs Reza ATRINAGHARCHI (IRAN)

India will have another shot at bronze medal courtesy young Ravi Dhayia in 57kg. Ravi performed brilliantly on Thursday to enter semi-finals where he lost out to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev of Russia. But now Dhaiya will have chance to achieve glory. But for that glory to come his way he has to out-wrestle Asian Champion Reza ATRINAGHARCHI of Iran.

Dhaiya who already has achieved Under 23 world championship medal is playing in his maiden senior world championship in comparison Atrinacharchi will be wrestling in his third World Championships.

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