CWG 2018: Wrestlers Aware, Sushil advance to finals

Indias Kumar Sushil L against Pakistans Muhammad Asad Butt after the mens freestyle 74 kg wrestling match at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the Carrara Sports Arena on the Gold Coast PicAFPIndian wrestlers Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar entered the finals of their respective categories in the mens freestyle competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games CWG here on Thursday Aware appearing in his first CWG in the mens 57 kilogram category did well to qualify for the summit clash in styleHe did face some trouble from a spirited Muhammed Bilal of Pakistan in the semifinals before clinching a thrilling 128 victory He will meet Steven Takahashi of Canada in the final The Canadian defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria in the other semifinal Awares semifinal was a thrilling contest at Bilal came up with a spirited performanceThe Pakistani attacked right from the start but the Indian pulled off an effective counterattack to take a 30 lead Bilal continued to attack and managed a takedown which earned him two points Bilal displayed some excellent counter wrestling techniques to draw level at 44 early in the second roundBut the jubilation in the Pakistan camp did not last long as Aware pulled off a takedown before managing an ankle hold and to roll Bilal over several times for a 104 lead Bilal continued to fight and reduced the gap by two points with a single leg hold Aware bolstered his lead with another twopoint move and although Bilal managed to score yet again with around 30 seconds to go the Indian earned another couple of points in the final few secondsEarlier Aware started his campaign in comprehensive fashion overpowering George Ramm of England and Australias Thomas Cichhini by technical superiority In the round of 16 Aware powered his way to an 110 lead over the English wrestler early in the second round which prompted the judges to award him the bout Aware took a 10 lead early in the opening period before a takedown earned him another two points towards the end of the roundThe Indian managed an ankle hold on his opponent right at the start of the second round He then applied the fitley move to roll Ramm over several times and rack up the winning points The Indian was even more impressive in the quarterfinals outclassing Cichhini in the first round He brought down the Australian and turned him over for a 40 lead in the first minute He continued to dominate proceedings to notch up a onesided victoryMeanwhile Sushil the defending champion in the mens 74kg freestyle category overpowered Jevon Balfour of Canada by technical superiority to enter the quarterfinals Another technical superiority verdict over Muhammad Asad Butt of Pakistan propelled him into the semifinals where he overpowered Australias Connor Evans by fall in the very first roundSushil thus entered the CWG final for the third consecutive time He had won gold in the now disbanded 66kg category at the 2010 edition in New Delhi before winning the 74kg title at the 2014 CWG in Glasgow ScotlandCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever