Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya eliminated from Paris Olympics qualification race

Tokyo Games medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya have been eliminated from the race for Paris Olympics qualification.

Tokyo Games medallists Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya have been eliminated from the race for Paris Olympics qualification.

Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya, both Tokyo Games medallists, were on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics qualification after losing their respective bouts in the selection trials for the upcoming international tournaments.

Punia, who was a prominent face of protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, suffered a crushing 1-9 defeat in the men's freestyle 65kg semifinal against to Rohit Kumar.

Dahiya, who is making a comeback from an injury, lost the high-scoring opening bout 13-14 to Aman.