Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya eliminated from Paris Olympics qualification race

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 in Sonepat, Haryana 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.