Wrestler Deepak Punia loses semifinal, to fight for bronze now
Chiba (Japan): Indian wrestler Deepak Punia will fight for bronze medal after he was outclassed by formidable American David Morris Taylor in the 86kg semifinals of the Olympic Games here on Wednesday.
It was always going to be a herculean task for Deepak to trouble the American, the 2018 world champion and the reigning Pan-American champion.
It was hardly a contest as Taylor effected one move after another to win by technical superiority in the first period itself.
Deepak could make only one move on counter attack but the American did not give the Indian any chance to convert that into points.
The 22-year-old Deepak had earlier made the most of an easy draw by getting past Nigeria's Ekerekeme Agiomor, the African championship bronze medallist by technical superiority and then prevailed 6-3 over China's Zushen Lin in the quarterfinal.
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HC reserves order on Avimukteshwaranand's anticipatory bail plea in POCSO case, stays arrest
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati's anticipatory bail plea in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, lawyers said.
The court also stayed his arrest till the pronouncement of its order, which is expected in the third week of March, they added.
The spiritual leader has been accused of sexually exploiting two persons, including a minor. He, however, has denied the allegations and termed the case against him false.
VIDEO | Varanasi: On the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea in the Allahabad High Court in connection with a POCSO case, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati says, “Around 5 to 5:15 PM, our lawyers informed us that they had presented our side before the court to the best of their… pic.twitter.com/pe3fN0fjbA
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