Tokyo Olympics: Deepak Punia loses bronze medal bout in dying seconds

Wrestler Deepak Punia lost 2-3 to Myles Amine of San Marino in men's freestyle 86kg bronze medal match.

Tokyo: Grappler Deepak Punia was not able to win a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 86kg category at the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a defeat at the hands of Myles Amine of San Marino here at the Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B on Thursday. Punia suffered a 2-4 defeat on the basis of points in the bronze medal match.

In the first period, Punia went on to take an early 2-0 lead and the pressure was on his opponent. In the same period, Amine scored one more point to bring the scoreline to 2-1 and a crucial three minutes were in store.