<p>Comeback-man Deepak Punia and Udit put themselves in contention for their maiden Asian Championship titles while Dinesh and Mukul Dahiya will fight for bronze medals as Indian wrestlers put up a decent show on the last day of the event, here Sunday.</p>
<p>The 25-year-old Punia began his comeback with a hard-fought contest against Bekzat Rakhimov in 92kg category, prevailing 12-7 in the quarter-final.</p>
<p>Deepak outplayed Japan&rsquo;s Takashi Ishiguro to comfortably win 8-1. He now faces Iran&rsquo;s World No. 1 Amirhossein B Firouzpourbandpei in the gold medal bout.</p>
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<p>Udit also kept the country in gold medal contention by reaching the final of men&rsquo;s 61kg. He blanked China&rsquo;s Wanhao Zou 2-0 after prevailing 9-6 against Bekbolot Myrzanzar Uulu from Kyrgyzstan.</p>
<p>Singapore&rsquo;s Weng Luen Gary Chow was an easy prey for Dahiya, who won by technical superiority without losing a point and then beat World No. 2 Mukhammad Abdullaev from Kyrgyzstan 3-1. In the semi-final, he was overpowered by Iran&rsquo;s World No. 3 Abolfazl Y Rahmani Firouzjaei, who won by technical superiority.</p>
<p>Competing in heavyweight 125kg class, Dinesh outclassed China&rsquo;s Buheeerdun to win by technical superiority in the quarter-finals but Mongolian Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur beat him in the semi-finals 5-1.</p>
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The 25-year-old Punia began his comeback with a hard-fought contest against Bekzat Rakhimov in 92kg category, prevailing 12-7 in the quarter-final

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