NEW DELHI: Wrestlers Gourav Balian (79kg) and Deepak (97kg) progressed to the semi-finals of the junior world championship but three other Indians suffered defeats at different stages of the competition, in Ufa, Russia, on Monday.
Baliyan, who had attempted to stake claim in the senior Indian team in the 74kg trials last year, beat his rivals without any fuss.He began by defeating Tajikistan's Abubakr Shukurov by technical superiority as his two four-point throws stood out. Baliyan then got past Russia's Alik Badtiev 5-2 in the quarter-finals.
Deepak opened his campaign with a 5-1 win over Aliaksei Parkhomenka from Belarus and followed that up with a commanding 9-4 victory against Georgia's Luka Khutchua. IANS
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