U23 World Wrestling Championships: Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers starts well, Sajan enters quarterfinals

By   - 01/11/2019

Contrary to the expectations Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers have started on a good note in the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest on the Day 5 of the competitions. India’s biggest best in Greco, Sajan has already entered last 8 of the 77kg category where he will be up against Per Albin OLOFSSON of Sweden.
Last 16 Round – 77kg 
Sajan (Ind) vs Tunjay VAZIRZADE (AZE)
3 time world junior medallist Sajan has entered quarterfinals of the U23 world wrestling championships. In a extremely tough bout Sajan showed his fighting abilities to out-do Tunjay Vazirzade of Armenia by 3-1.
Earlier in the Qualification Round 77kg, Sajan proved too good for Jesse Porter of USA. 
India is not a force to reckon with Greco-Roman form of wrestling but Sajan performed brilliantly to prove IT otherwise. In the opening qualification round, Sajan easily defeated the American national champion Jesse Porter. Sajan won the bout 6-0 to book a last 16 place.
Qualification 87kg – Sunil Kumar (India) vs Bachir Sid Azara (Algeria)
In the 87kg weight category, India’s Sunil Kumar proved too good for Sid Azara of Algeria. Asian Junior medallist Sunil won the bout 7-2 to make it to the last 16 stage of the competition. Sunil who hails from Sonepat in Haryana will be pitted against Semen NOVIKOV of Ukraine in the next round for place in Quarterfinals. Novikov is the defending U23 World Champion.
Qualification 55kg – Arjun Halakurki beats Giovanni Freni (Italy) in 22 point bout
India’s Arjun Halakurki was making his debut in UWW world event but that did not deter him to give one of the most energetic performance of the U23 World wrestling championships. Up against Giovanni Freni of Italy, Arjun moved like man possessed.
The balance of the bout swung like pendulum in favor of both Indian and the Italian. Scores at one point of time were level at 9-9. Freni who has won Cadet world championship gold in 2015 in the end gave up against the energy and agility of Arjun to lose 9-13.
Arjun will now battle against Sebastian KOLOMPAR of Serbia in the last 16 encounter.
In the Qualification round of 130kg Deepak Poonia of India lost to David Tate Orndorff of USA.
Naina’s disappointing show continues
India’s Naina has once again disappointed the Indian wrestling fans. After a one sided loss yesterday in the 72kg weight category against Marin Potril of Cuba, Naina got a chance to compete the repechage round as Cuban has booked her place in the finals. But Naina failed to capitalize on the opportunity and the 2019 Asian U23 champion lost out in the opening round of repechage as well to Evgenia Zakharchenko of Russia.
The world 2019 and 2018 Junior silver medallist Russian thrashed Naina by 10-0 to move to the next round.
Earlier Naina was beaten yesterday by 2019 Junior World Champion Marin Potril of Cuba. Potril who also has Youth Olympic Games title to her credit won 13-3 against the Indian on Thursday. 

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