Upcoming Indian wrestler Ravinder lined himself up for his second international title by reaching the 61kg final of the junior world championship while Gourav Baliyan (79kg) and Deepak (97kg) won bronze medals in Ufa, Russia on Tuesday.
Ravinder had won the Asian Cadet title in 2018 and also won a silver at the 2019 Under-23 World championship.
He will now look to emulate the feat of Deepak Punia in 2018, when the recent Olympian won the gold medal to end India’s near two-decade wait for a champion at this event.
India have also already matched their medal count from Tallin, where they won one gold and two bronze in all.
Ravinder’s results
| Round | Score | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R16 | BLR – Ivan HRAMYKA | 2 | 5 | IND – Ravinder RAVINDER |
| QF | IND – Ravinder RAVINDER | 6 | 0 | BRN – Alibeg ALIBEGOV |
| SF | IND – Ravinder RAVINDER | 12 | 2 | ARM – Levik MIKAYELYAN |
Baliyan’s results
| Round | Score | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R16 | TJK – Abubakr SHUKUROV | 1 | … |