Only Abhimanyu, in 70kg, reached the quarter-final before his run was ended by Zain Allen Retherford of the United States
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All four Indian free-style grapplers competing on the opening day of the UWW World Championships lost their respective bouts on Saturday, in a disappointing start to the country’s campaign at the global event, which is also a 2024 Paris Olympic qualification tournament.
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Only Abhimanyu, in 70kg, reached the quarter-final before his run was ended by Zain Allen Retherford of the United States. The American, ranked No. 2 in the world, secured a 9-2 win by decision to advance to the semi-finals. Abhimanyu had earlier upset Ukrainian World No. 7 Ihor Nykyforuk 19-9 by effecting a victory by fall (VFA). Meanwhile, Akash Dahiya (61kg), Sandeep Mann (86kg) and Sumit (125kg) couldn’t progress beyond pre-quarterfinals.
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