Freestyle wrestlers routed in World Cup

New Delhi, June 12

The Indian wrestling team put up a disappointing performance at the ongoing freestyle World Cup at Los Angeles, going down tamely to hosts USA 1-7 and Iran 0-8 in Group B to bow out of the tournament. 

The Indian team lost seven of its eight bouts against the US in the opening round and then suffered a humiliating whitewash against Iran in the next round. 

The likes of Bajrang Punia (61kg), Rajneesh (65kg), Satywart Kadian (97kg), among others, failed to make a mark, losing their respective bouts rather tamely. Amit Kumar (57kg) and Hitender (125kg) forfeited their bouts against both USA and Iran.

Praveen Rana was the only Indian who logged a victory in the tournament, against USA’s Alexander David Dieringer (5-4) in the 74kg weight division. — PTI

Results 

India vs USA

57kg Daniel Dennis-Kengott bt Amit Kumar by forfeit 0-0; 61kg Anthony Ramos bt Bajrang 6-3; 65kg Frank Molinaro bt Rajneesh 5-0; 70kg James Green bt Kumar Omprakash Vinod by TF 10-0; 74kg Parveen Rana bt Alexander Dieringer 5-4; 86kg J’Den Michael Tbory Cox bt Pawan Kumar by TF 13-2; 97kg Kyle Snyder bt Satywart Kadian by TF 10-0; 125kg Jacob Varner bt Hitender by forfeit 0-0

India vs Iran

57kg Reza Ahmadali Atrinagharchi bt Amit by forfeit 0-0; 61kg Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari bt Bajrang 4-2; 65kg Seyed Ahmad Mohammadi-Pahnehkolaei bt Rajneesh by TF 12-0; 70kg Mostafa Mohabbali Hosseinkhani bt Vinod 2-0; 74kg Hassan Yazdani bt Rana by TF 12-2; 86kg Alireza Karimimachiani bt Pawan by TF 10-0; 97kg Amir Mohsen Mohammadi bt Kadian by TF 12-1; 125kg Parviz Khodavirdi Hadi Basmanj bt Hitender by forfeit 0-0