Hyderabad: After the controversial defeat of Indian star wrestler Bajrang Punia in the World Wrestling Championships semi-final clash against Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday wrote to United World Wrestling regarding the incorrect decisions in the match.
"We sent only a request to review the bout and in a reply, Friday morning the chairman of Officiation Commission realised that some decisions were incorrect and assured that special attention will be given to Indian bouts," a WFI source told media.
Punia secured a spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after an impressive 8-1 win over North Korea's Jong Son in a quarter-final march in the championships in Kazakhastan on Thursday.
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बजरंग v/s नियाज़ (कजाखस्तान) का सेमीफाइनल मैच देखकर कोई भी सही या गलत में फर्क कर सकता है। फिर वहां बैठे अम्पायर को ये क्यूँ नही दिखा? इतने बड़े टूर्नामेंट में इतनी बड़ी लापरवाही? कजाखस्तान बहुत ही गलत तरीके से खेल रहा था ये सबने देखा।
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— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) September 19, 2019
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— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) September 19, 2019
Following that, the world number one wrestler had entered the semi-finals of the tournament in the 65-kg category. Both were locked at 9-9 at the end of the bout and Niyazbekov was declared a winner by the umpires.
This decision was criticised by 2012 Olympics bronze medalist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt.
Dutt took to Twitter and wrote in Hindi: "Anyone can differentiate between right or wrong after watching the semi-final between Bajrang and Niyazbekov. Then why the umpire could not see? Such carelessness in a big tournament...Everyone saw that Kazakhstan was playing in a very wrong way."
