World Wrestling C'ships: Mukul Dahiya into repechage, Udit exits-HIGHLIGHTS

Mukul Dahiya has received a second chance in this tournament after his opponent, Zahid Valencia, reached the final in the men's 86 Kg.

The young Indian wrestler will return to the mat with the first repechage round bout against the Algerian wrestler Fateh Benferdjallah tomorrow.

He is the only wrestler, amongst those who were in action on day 1, to be still alive in the competition.

Repechage Round 1: Mukul Dahiya Vs Fateh Benferdjallah (ALG) on 14th September.

Three out of four Indian wrestlers were knocked out on the opening day of the Championships as their opponents had faced defeats in the following rounds, ending their any repachge hope.

Mukul Dahiya is the only wrestler who still has a chance of repechage, as his opponent, Zahid Valencia of the USA, has reached the semi-finals, and his win there will assure Mukul a second chance.

Rohit had lost a very close first-round bout to Begijon Kuldashev of Uzbekistan in the final seconds and was hoping for a repechage.

But then, Begijon also faced a defeat in his next round bout, putting a full stop to Rohit's journey in Croatia.

Final Score: Udit 0-2 Taiyrbek Uulu (KGZ)

Udit looked clueless in the attack and failed to find a single point from the bout, and had a close defeat, giving both points for the passivity.

This meant that none of the Indian wrestlers would reach the final eight on the opening day of the tournament and now depend on the repechage for any further involvement in this tournament.

Half Time: Udit 0-1 Taiyrbek Uulu (KGZ)

In a slow first half, both player weren't really looking for much attack, forcing the referee to call a passivity on Udit.

He tried to make a move in that passivity period but could not convert.

All three Indian wrestlers, who were competing in the round of 32, have faced a defeat and now depend on the Repechage for their future at this tournament.

Udit is the only wrestler who will be competing in the round of 16 today, as he got a bye in the first round.

He will take on Taiyrbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan at 4:15 PM in the men's 61 kg prequarterfinal bout.

Full Time: Rajat Ruhal 2-5 Vlagyiszlav Balcajev (HUN)

Rjat, playing in his first senior international tournament, bowed down in the first round, losing to the much more experienced Hungarian wrestler.

Rajat, do find one take-down in the second half, but it wasn't enough for him and failed to convert his next chances, and conceded a late takedown, ending the match in favour of Balcjev. 

5' Rajat Ruhal 2-3 Vlagyiszlav Balcajev (HUN)

Half Time: Rajat Ruhal Vs Vlagyiszlav Balcajev (HUN)

Rajat was pushed back by the Hungarian, giving him a step out point, and then the Indian lost another single point on a passivity call.