: Asian Wrestling C’ship: Ravi Dahiya bags 3rd straight gold; Bajrang Punia, Gourav Baliyan win silver #IndiaNEWS Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya completed a continental hat-trick

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Asian Wrestling C’ship: Ravi Dahiya bags 3rd straight gold; Bajrang Punia, Gourav Baliyan win silver #IndiaNEWS
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya completed a continental hat-trick as he clinched his third straight Asian Championship gold medal with a dominating performance in the 57kg category in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Saturday. Ravi won the title clash by technical superiority defeating Kazakhstan’s Rakhat Kalzhan 12-2 with a comprehensive performance. And with it, he became the first Indian freestyle wrestler to win three gold medals at the Senior Asian Championships.Shortly after, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia had the chance to join Ravi on three gold medals but it was a for the decorated wrestler in the 65kg category.In the third final featuring India, Gourav Baliyan (79kg) nearly produced a stunning fightback but it wasn’t quite enough to hand him the title. The 21-year-old fought back from 0-8 down to nearly produce a miraculous win but a 9-9 scoreline in the end gave Iran’s Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi gold medal on criteria. The Iranian had a four-point move earlier in the bout and that proved decisive despite Gourav finishing as the much stronger wrestler. #WrestleUlaanbaatar FS 79kg medal results �a�[H�U�Q��RH

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