Disappointing Day For India In kurash As All Four Athletes Lose Their Bouts At Asian Games


Disappointing Day For India In kurash As All Four Athletes Lose Their Bouts At Asian Games

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India endured a disappointing campaign in kurash on Sunday, with all four athletes from the country losing their bouts at the Asian Games. Vishal, who received a first-round bye, went down 0-5 to Thailand’s Kunathip Yea-on in the men’s 90kg quarterfinal. Vishal took an early lead by executing a chala, but Yea-on levelled the score with his own chala. The Thai then produced a yonbosh to seal the bout. Yash Kumar Chauhan lost his bout to Tajikistan’s Shakarmamad Mirmamdov in the men’s 90kg pre-quarterfinals.

In the women’s events, Sangita went down 0-10 to the Philippines’ Charmea Quelino in the 57kg round of 32.

While Bharti, also competing in the women’s 57kg category, lost 0-3 to Iran’s Tahereh Azarpeivans in the round of 16.

Chala is the lowest scoring evaluation in Kurash. It is awarded for a throw that comes close to a Yonbosh, which is a medium-level scoring throw given when a move is close to a perfect throw, but has a slight deviation, such as the opponent landing on their side or lacking total force/control.  

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