Almaty (Kazakhstan): Showing tremendous skills in defence, Olympic-bound Deepak Punia earned himself a shot at a maiden Asian Championship title by reaching the 86kg final, while Ravinder (61kg) and Sanjeet (92kg) will fight for bronze here on Sunday.
Deepak, who has won two bronze medals at the continental championship before, reached the final with a confident 2-0 win over Korea's Gwanuk Kim.
Kim's several double leg attacks bore no fruit in the face of the 22-year old Deepak's solid defence.
The Indian, who secured his Olympic quota with a World Championship bronze, earned both his points on passivity of his opponent.
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Deepak's defensive tactics won him bouts against Uzbekistan's Isa Shapiev (9-2) and Tajikistan's Bakhodur Kodirov (4-3).
In the 61kg, Ravinder began with a close 4-3 win over Iran's Majid Almas Dastan but lost his 4-7 semifinal defeat against Kazakhstan's Adlan Aakarov.