World Junior Wrestling: Sajan first Indian to win back-to-back medals
Sajan Bhanwal became the first Indian to win back-to-back medals at the Junior World Wrestling Championship after he secured a silver in the 77 kg Greco Roman category in Trnava, Slovakia. Islam Opiev, of Russia, won the gold as he defeated the 20-year-old Indian wrestler through technical superiority. The scoreline read 8-0. Here are more details.
Sajan hit with passivity, thrown from the parterre position
In opening 90 seconds, Sajan was hit with passivity and was thrown from the parterre position, United World Wrestling reported. With Sajan down, Opiev went to work as he scored six additional points from a pair of back-arches, followed by a foot over back exposure to take a 7-0 lead. The action was blown dead, and both wrestlers were brought up to their feet.
Sajan had won gold at Junior Asia Championship in July
In the standing position, Opiev charged Sajan near the edge of the mat and picked up the match-winning eighth point, and the 77 kg gold medal. The Haryana wrestler, who had won the gold at Junior Asia Championship in July, had defeated Dmytro Gardubei from Ukraine in semi-finals. Sajan had also won a bronze in 2017 World Junior Championship in Finland.
