Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat & Bajrang Punia set for top four seeding

Bajrang Punia is ranked second in the 65kg freestyle category.

New Delhi: Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is ranked third in the women's 53kg, below Japan's Mayu Mukaida in second and North Korea's Yong in the latest rankings that was released by United World Wrestling (UWW) on Wednesday.

Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia is ranked second in the 65kg freestyle category. He is ranked below Russia's Gadzhimurad Rashidov and this means that he will get a top-four seeding in next year's Tokyo Olympics even if he misses the last ranking series tournament.

Ravi Dahiya is fourth in the 57kg category which means that he also is set for a top-four seeding for the Olympics.

Bajrang also has a 19-point lead on his Japanese rival Takuto Otoguro who is ranked fifth. Dahiya, on the other hand, leads fifth-placed Nurislam Sanayev of Uzbekistan by six points.

World Championships silver medallist Deepak Punia is ranked second in the 86kg, behind Iranian Hassan Yazdani and has a 20-point lead on the fifth place.