India disappointing campaign at the UWW World Senior Wrestling Championships continued with wrestlers Ravi, Manish and Sunil’s campaigns ending on the second day on Sunday, 15 September.
Ravi (97kg) was the saving grace for the Indian contingent on an otherwise disappointing day as he became the first Indian to win a bout at the year’s championships when he beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng Hao Chen 5-0.
His run was, however, cut short by Czech Republic's Artur Omarov in the Round of 16 when the latter proved too strong for him in a 7-0 verdict.
In 67kg, Manish lost to Bulgaria's Devvid Tihomirov Dimitrov by Technical Superiority after winning a solitary point while Sunil Kumar succumbed to a 0-6 defeat to USA's Joseph Patrick Rau in 87kg.
On the opening day of the championships, none of the Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers managed to win a round. Asian Championship silver medallist Harpreet Singh (82kg), Sagar (63kg), and Manjeet (55kg) went down in their opening bouts without registering a single point whereas Yogesh (72kg) gave his all before suffering a narrow defeat.
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