Indian Team Trials : Kadian takes revenge in style, beats Mausam Khatri to qualify for the Olympic Qualifiers
Satyawart Kadian won the national championship gold in Jalandhar but still, tongues were wagging as his nemesis Mausam Khatri was missing from the national line-up. Reason, in recent times every-time Kadian and Khatri have faced each other, the later has proved superior. Be it the trials for the 2019 world championship team or their last meeting in the 2018 nationals, Khatri reigned supreme every time on the mat. But on Friday Kadian, husband of Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik took his revenge in real style as he trounced Khatri 12-2 to book his place in the Indian team for the Olympic Qualifiers.
The 2019 Asian Championship bronze winner Kadian recently also won the South Asian Federation Games gold and was man in form right from his first bout where he easily trounced Kapil Dhama of U.P 8-0 to book a date with Mausam Khatri.
“I am extremely pleased with my performance. The real battle for me starts now. I want to qualify for the Olympics and do well for the country, ready to put in all effort”. Kadian told WrestlingTV.
The pressure still will not be off for Kadian, as tomorrow his wife Sakshi Malik fights out in trials in Lucknow for the place in the women’s team.
Qualifiers in each category
57kg – Ravi Dhaiya (Railways) beat Pankaj (Services) 10-0
65kg – Bajrang Punia qualified directly
74kg – Jitendar (Services) beat Amit Dhankar (Haryana) 5-2
86kg – Deepak Punia (Services) beat Pawan Saroha (Railways) 6-2
97kg – Satyawart Kadian (Railways) beat Mausam Khatri (Har) 12-2
125kg – Sumit Malik (Railways) beat Satendar (Services) 9-0
Freestyle Category – All Results in Detail
57kg
Quarterfinals
Rahul (JHA) beat Sumit (Delhi) 6-1
Pankaj (Services) beat Arun (Del) 6-1
Semi-Finals
Pankaj (Services) beat Rahul (JHA) 3-2
Finals
Ravi Dhaiya (Railways) beat Pankaj (Services) 10-0
65kg – Bajrang Punia qualified directly
74kg
Last 16
Sandeep Maan (Pun) beat Karan (Services) 2-1
Vinod Kumar (Services) beat Vishal (Haryana) 3-2
Praveen Rana (Railways) beat Naveen (JHA) 2-1
Quarterfinals
Gaurav Baliyan (U.P) beat Arjun Yadav (Railways) 10-2
Amit Dhankar (Har) beat Praveen Malik (Har) 13-2
Jitendar (Railways) beat Sandeep Maan (Pun) 3-2
Vinod Kumar (Services) beat Praveen Rana (Railways) 4-2
Semi-Finals
Amit Dhankar (Haryana) beat Gaurav Baliyan (U.P) 7-6
Jitendar (Services) beat Vinod Kumar (Services) 6-1
Finals
Jitendar (Services) beat Amit Dhankar (Haryana) 5-2
86kg –
Last 16
Sanjeet (Services) beat Praveen Chahar (Del) 5-5
Quarter-finals
Pawan (Railways) beat Rahul Rathi (Haryana) 6-0
Sanjeet (Services) beat Deepak (Railways) 5-2
Semi-Finals
Pawan Kumar (Railways) beat Sanjeet (Services) 1-1
Finals
Deepak Punia (Services) beat Pawan Saroha (Railways) 6-2
97kg
Mausam Khatri (Har) beat Rajbir (Railways) 5-0
Quarterfinals
Karandeep (Pun) beat Vicky (Services) 2-2
Mausam Khatri (Har) beat Somber (Services) 8-5
Semi-Finals
Mausam Khatri (Har) beat Karandeep (Pun) 12-2
Satyawart Kadian (Railways) beat Kapil Dhama (U.P) 8-0
Finals
Satyawart Kadian (Railways) beat Mausam Khatri (Har) 12-2
125kg –
Semi-Finals
Sumit Malik (Railways) beat Pushpender (Services) 6-0
Satender (Services) beat Dharmendar (Punjab) 5-2
Finals
Sumit Malik (Railways) beat Satendar (Services) 9-0
