Bad start for India at Wrestling Worlds

Paris Aug 21 (IANS) It was a bad start for India as all four wrestlers-- Yogesh Yogesh Gurpreet Singh Ravindar Khatri and Hardeep -- lost their opening round matches in the Greco-Roman category at the World Championships here on Monday.

In the 71 kilogram category Yogesh was outplayed by Takeshi Izumi 1-3 while in the 75 kg category Gurpreet Singh lost to Mindia Tsulukidze of Georgia 1-5 to bow out of the meet.

Among the other grapplers Ravindar in the 85 kg category was thrashed by Viktor Lorinca of Hungary 0-8 and Hardeep lost to Vilius Laurinaitis of Lithuania 2-5.

But if any of the wrestlers who defeated the Indian players reach the final round the Indians will play the repechage rounds for the bronze medal.

--IANS
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