Greco Roman wrestlers Vikas (72kg) and Sajan (77kg) lost their bronze medal matches as India had a disappointing day at the ranking-series wrestling event at Bishkek on Friday.
Vikas beat Uzbekistan’s Donyorkhon Nakibov 6-5 in the quarterfinals before losing 1-3 to Iran’s Olympic and World champion Mohammadreza Geraei in the last-four stage. The Indian was pinned by Georgian Otar Abduladze in the bronze medal duel.
Sajan was beaten 8-0 by Mohammadreza’s brother Mohammadali Geraei in the round-of-16, but got another chance when the three-time Worlds bronze medallist entered the final. Sajan defeated Turkey’s Yunus Basar ‘by fall’ before coming up short 5-7 against China’s Rui Liu in the contest for bronze.
