Deepak Punia Settles For Silver In Asian Wrestling Championship, Outsmarted In 86kg Final By Azmat Dauletbekov
Deepak Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan's Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver medal while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze in the 92kg competition on the concluding day of the Asian Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sunday. Eyeing his maiden gold medal at the continental event, Deepak reached the final without conceding a single point as he first blanked Iran's Mohsen Miryousef Mostafavi Alanjagh (6-0) and then humbled Korea's Gwanuk Kim (5-0). However, Dauletbekov did not let the Indian play his aggressive game, foiling a few of his attacks with remarkable ease.