2024-05-17 16:04:00
Istanbul: India‘s star wrestler Nisha Dahiya grew to become the fifth Indian girl wrestler to qualify for the Paris Olympics after defeating Romania’s Alexandra Unghel within the 68kg semi-finals on the World Olympic Qualifiers. This would be the first time that 5 feminine wrestlers from India will take part within the competitors held each 4 years. Earlier, Nisha made it to the quarter-finals by defeating younger Alina Shochuk of Belarus 3-0.
Then this 25-year-old wrestler entered the semi-finals by defeating a number of European Championship medalist Adela Hanzlikova of Czech Republic 7-4. World Beneath-23 bronze medalist and Asian Championship silver medalist Nisha had taken an enormous lead of 8-0 within the first interval in opposition to the 58th ranked wrestler. If she had gained, she would have turn into the fifth feminine wrestler from the nation to realize the Paris quota.
Mansi (62kg) misplaced to her Belarus opponent Veranika Ivanova within the pre-quarterfinals. Nevertheless, she will be able to make it to the bronze medal spherical within the repechage and hope to win the Olympic quota however for this Veronica should attain the finals. 4 ladies wrestlers from India have already secured Olympic quota which incorporates Aakhri Panghal (53 kg), Vinesh Phogat (50 kg), Anshu Malik (57 kg) and Ritika Hooda (76 kg).
Nisha did effectively to defend her lead within the remaining 55 seconds of the bout. Nisha had earlier defeated Belarusian teenager Alina Shochuk, competing as an impartial athlete, by 3-0 factors to e-book her place within the quarterfinals. After this, 25-year-old Nisha overcame the problem of ninth-ranked wrestler Adela Hanzlikova of Czech Republic with 7-4 factors and secured a spot within the semi-finals in opposition to world quantity 58 Engel.