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Nisha Dahiya lost her wrestling quarterfinal due to an elbow injury.
On one hand, India’s disappointing performance continues in the Paris Olympics. On the other hand, wrestler Nisha Dahiya had to be eliminated due to injury even after coming in the winning position. On Monday, Nisha won the pre-quarterfinals in 68 kg freestyle wrestling and made it to the next round.
In the quarter finals, Nisha was leading 8-1 for 5 minutes. Then she felt a sharp pain in her elbow and started moaning in pain. Doctors came, it was almost impossible to fight, but Nisha stood. She fought, but her opponent took advantage of her injury and took the lead in the last 12 seconds and won the match 10-8.
Painful pictures of the match…
Nisha felt a sharp pain in her elbow after the 5th minute.
Nisha started screaming in pain 33 seconds before the match ended. She was checked by the doctors, but tears started flowing from her eyes due to the pain.
The Korean wrestler deliberately attacked Nisha’s injured hand.
As soon as Nisha lost the quarterfinal match, she started crying profusely. Her tears were not stopping.
As soon as the referee announced the decision of the match, Nisha’s tears started flowing more profusely.
Even while leaving the mat, tears were continuously flowing from Nisha’s eyes. She was unable to bear the pain of defeat.
won the pre quarter final
Nisha had qualified in 68 kg freestyle wrestling. In the pre-quarterfinal match on Monday afternoon, she defeated Ukraine’s Tetyana Sova 6-4. The match was close, but Nisha won.
Nisha had won the pre-quarterfinal match by a margin of 6-4.
The quarter finals were already won, but…
In the quarter-finals, Nisha faced Pak Sol Gum of North Korea. The match started at 6:30 pm. Nisha maintained the lead from the first round itself. For 5 minutes, Nisha was ahead 8-1 and was in a winning position. Then she felt pain in her right elbow.
Despite the pain, Nisha continued to fight, even after 5 minutes 27 seconds she was leading 8-2. Then she groaned in pain and fell on the mat. The official doctor came to see her, the coach started encouraging her, but the pain was so severe that tears came out of Nisha’s eyes.
The Korean wrestler got a chance to take advantage of Nisha’s injury. She attacked Nisha’s hand and quickly scored points to make the score line 8-8.
The Korean wrestler was continuously attacking Nisha’s injured hand.
Korean wrestler won in the last 12 seconds
After the tie of 8-8, only 12 seconds were left. Nisha now felt unbearable pain, tears were flowing from her eyes. She asked the referee for some time, the referee stopped the timer. Nisha took the help of doctors and somehow gathered courage and continued wrestling.
The doctors tried to reduce Nisha’s pain with magic spray, but the attempt did not work.
The Korean wrestler had found a way to win by then. She then targeted Nisha’s injured elbow and took a 10-8 lead. The match ended with this scoreline. Nisha lost and started crying bitterly. She could not believe how she lost the match despite being in a winning position. The coach consoled her, but her tears were not going to stop.
As soon as the match ended, Nisha’s eyes expressed pain in the form of tears.
Nisha tried to stop her tears during the decision of the match, but the tears could not be stopped.
Olympic medalist Sakshi said- It is painful for me to see Nisha losing like this
Sakshi Malik, who won wrestling bronze for India in the 2016 Rio Olympics, was commentating for broadcasters during this time. She said, ‘Nisha has practised with me. It is very painful for me to see her losing in this pain. I was expecting a medal from her. She would have definitely finished on the podium.
Before going to Paris she had said, Didi you have won the bronze, I am your student, I will definitely win the bronze. I had asked her to win the gold, but this defeat is hurting me.’
The coach said- Korea intentionally increased his injury
As soon as the match was over, the Olympic medical team took Nisha to the hospital for a scan. Coach Virender Dahiya said, ‘Korea deliberately hurt Nisha. We saw the Korean coach instructing his wrestler to attack Nisha’s hand. They snatched the medal from Nisha.
The way Nisha started, she was a contender to win the medal. The Korean wrestler attacked her injured hand. Nisha had defeated the same wrestler in the Asian qualifiers. She was not going to lose the match at any cost.
The Indian coach said that the Korean wrestler deliberately attacked Nisha’s injured hand continuously.
There is still a chance to win the bronze medal
There is no need to reach the semi-finals to win a bronze medal in wrestling. If the Korean wrestler reaches the finals here, Nisha will get a chance to play the bronze medal match in the repechage round. However, Nisha will also have to be fit for this. At present, the situation will be clear only after her scan report comes.