Sonam Malik, a two-time Cadet World Champion (2017, 2019), had licensed for the Tokyo Games by making the final at the Asian Qualifier in April in Almaty.
India’s Sonam Malik has lost her opening bout in 62kg wrestling freestyle at Tokyo Olympics. (Source: Twitter)
Young Indian wrestler Sonam Malik lost her opening bout on criteria to Mongolia’s Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in the females’s 62kg class right here on Tuesday and ought to peaceable now occupy to wait and witness if she can get a repechage spherical on her Olympic debut. The 19-One year-vulnerable led the bout 2-0 after scoring two push-out parts but the Asian silver medallist Khurelkhuu effected a take care of-down hunch along with fair sincere 35 seconds left in the competition to stage the find.
The find remained 2-2 till the slay but since it was as soon as the Mongolian who scored the last level along with her hunch, she was as soon as declared winner on criteria. There was as soon as no longer incessantly any motion during a essential fraction of the bout. No hunch was as soon as made till one and a half of minute with the two wrestlers measuring every other from standing disclose.
The Mongolian was as soon as placed on train clock but Sonam scored a push-out level to take care of a 1-0 lead and kept that till the slay of the first three-minute length. But every other push out took her 2-0 in front. Sonam did not let the Mongolian own any hunch for a essential fraction but Khurelkhuu managed to determine on up withhold of the Indian’s leg and obtained the decisive take care of-down.
Sonam, a two-time Cadet World Champion (2017, 2019), had licensed for the Tokyo Games by making the final at the Asian Qualifier in April in Almaty. Khurelkhuu being an skilled contender knew when to determine on up the decisive hunch.
If the Mongolian makes the final, Sonam will decide up a repechage spherical to be in competition for bronze medal.
