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Right then, Anshu Malik has crashed out of the event. She lost her opening bout yesterday, but made a comeback into the event via the repechage rule but failed to make the best use of the given opportunity. The Indian was just one win away from qualifying for the bronze medal match but she couldn't defeat ROC's Valeria Koblova.
Valeria Koblova scored a point in the first period of the match and led the game with a score of 1-0. Anshu Malik bounced back with a point to her name in the first minute of Period 2 to level scores. However, the Indian grappler fumbled during the last few seconds of the bout, which saw Koblova take advantage and bag four points. With that, the Russian Olympic Committee player advanced to the bronze medal match, while the Indian was forced to return home empty-handed.
Anshu Malik and Valeria Koblova re-entered the event via the repechage rule courtesy of Belarus' Iryna Kurachkina, making it to the gold medal match of the event.
Anshu Malik lost her opening bout against Belarus wrestler Iryna Kurachkina yesterday. Iryna picked up four points in the first period and added four more points to her tally in the second period. Anshu Malik, on the other hand, picked up two points in the second period by pushing the opponent a couple of times outside the ring. However, that wasn't enough to see the player through.
ROC's wrestler Valeria Koblova won her 1/8 Final bout against Mexico's Alma Valencia by a 5-2 margin. She met Belarus wrestler Iryna Kurachkina in her 1/4 Final match. Both players had one point each at the end of the 1st period. Koblova scored a couple of points in the second period, while her opponent, Valencia scored 5 points and brushed past ROC's wrestler.
She will now face Anshu Malik in her upcoming bout, which is scheduled to commence around 7:30 AM IST!
Hello & Welcome to Sportskeeda's live blog for today's repechage round wrestling match between Anshu Malik and ROC's Valeria Koblova.
Both players will compete in the wrestling women's freestyle 57kg category. Both players re-enter the event via the repechage rule and will look to make the best use of the given opportunity. India's Anshu Malik will have to toil hard to get the bronze medal home.
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