Grappler Deepak Nehra Bags Bronze Medal in 97 Kg Division
Nehra ensured that India's medal tally would increase post his bout as he claimed the victory by points in a fixture that ended 10-2 in favour of the Indian
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he got the better of Pakistani grappler, Tayab Raza, on Saturday.
Nehra had lost his opening match to Nishan Randhawa of Canada as the North American wrestler took the victory by points as he managed to dig out an 8-6 win.
But, Nehra got an opportunity to fight for bronze by virtue of his conquerer Randhawa making it to the gold medal bout, and the Indian capitalised on the opportunity.
Nehra delivered a dominant show as he kept his Pakistani opponent in a tight hold from time to time throughout the bout.
In the final three minutes, Nehra managed to hold his ground well by pinning and rolling his opponent out of the ring to walk away with a bronze medal.
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