Wrestling trials | Aman, Sujeet book Asian Games ticket

There was nary of the play oregon contention that marked the women’s trials, but the men’s enactment trials connected Sunday were not abbreviated connected enactment and excitement, with galore of the apical wrestlers ensuring their tickets to the Asian Games.

Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat brooked nary resistance, winning the 57kg last against Rahul 11-1 with much than 2 minutes near to asseverate his supremacy successful the category.

Aman — who won some his earlier bouts connected method superiority — spent little than 15 minutes successful full connected the mat astatine the Sports Authority of India’s determination centre for his triumph done the time adjacent arsenic Atish Todkar, expected to situation him, was shocked successful the opening circular itself.

In the 65kg category, Sujeet Kalkal, too, burnished his credentials with a hard-fought 2-0 triumph successful the last against Vishal Kaliraman contempt being astatine little than optimum fitness. Kalkal, who suffered a sound connected his knees successful his semifinal against Nikhil, had to excavation heavy against a warring Kaliraman earlier sealing his spot.

However, favourite and rising prima Abhimanyou, the precocious crowned Asian champion and erstwhile under-23 Asian champion successful the 70kg, was among the notable upsets of the day, losing 2-2 successful the 74kg quarterfinals to Yash connected the ground of past constituent won. Abhimanyou, who received a bye successful the opening round, had an casual 13-2 triumph successful the 2nd round.

Also making his quarterfinal exit successful the aforesaid class was Chander Mohan, who won the under-23 Asian rubric successful the 79kg past week adjacent arsenic Sagar Jaglan bushed Jaideep 8-6 successful the last to suffice for the continental event.

Former 86kg World and Asian medallist Deepak Punia, gradually climbing up the value categories and competing successful the 97kg here, got the amended of Jointy Kumar successful the final, pinning his hostile to the mat connected the borderline of the warring ellipse portion starring 5-0 precocious successful the night.

Indian squad: Men: 57kg: Aman Sehrawat; 65kg: Sujeet Kalkal; 74kg: Sagar Jaglan; 86kg: Mukul Dahiya; 97kg: Deepak Punia; 125kg: Rajat.