Welcome to the live coverage of the men's 57kg wrestling semifinal at the Paris Olympics.
India's Aman Sehrawat's dream of a gold on his Olympic debut were totally crushed by Japan's Rei Huguchi in the semi-final of the men's 57kg category wrestling competition. The Indian lost by technical superiority and will now be in action tomorrow in the bronze medal match.
Welcome to the live coverage of the men's 57kg wrestling semifinal at the Paris Olympics.
India's Aman Sehrawat will be up against Japan's Rei Huguchi in the semi-final. The winner of this match will guarantee himself a medal.
Aman Sehrawat has won his two bouts today to be in the semifinal. India's only male representative in the wrestling contingent in Paris, Sehrawat is yet to drop a point and has demolished both his opponents on technical superiority.
Sehrawat dominated Vladimir Egorov with a 10-0 victory and then defeated Albanian Zelimkhan Abakarov with an 11-0 score.
Who is Aman Sehrawat's semifinal opponent?
Aman Sehrawat's next opponent, Rei Higuchi, is a 28-year-old seasoned wrestler from Japan who secured his semifinal spot with a 12-2 victory over Darian Cruz of Puerto Rico.
Higuchi is a silver medalist in the 57kg freestyle from the Rio 2016 Olympics, a 2022 World Champion in the 61kg category, a 2023 silver medalist in the 57kg category. The Japanese is the top seed in the competition.
Aman Sehrawat's bout against Rei Huguchi about to begin.
Both Aman Sehrawat and Rei Huguchi make their way to the mat. Brace yourselves for a fascinating bout.
Referee sounds the whistle and the bout begins
Yuguchi gets four points and adds two more to it. Score now 6-0 against the Indian. A brilliant shoulder drop from the Japanese gave him the first four and then a roll later gave him another two.
Aman Sehrawat loses!
Stunning performance from Rei Yuguchi. The Japanese has stunned Sehrawat within two minutes and has won the bout by technical superiority. Absolutely top class stuff from Yuguchi!
It was total domination from the top seed Huguchi and Sehrawat was left absolutely clueless. Huguchi grabbed Sehrawat's shoulder and almost pinned him to get four points. A bit later he added two more with a roll.
Soon, Huguchi grabbed Sehrawat's legs and then it was over for the Indian. 10-0! Huguchi wins by technical superiority.
Indian fans could be shocked but such is sports. However, a medal is still within reach of Aman Sehrawat. The 21-year-old will fight for a bronze tomorrow.
Aman Sehrawat will now fight for bronze tomorrow.
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