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Sydney: wildcard entrant Gurbinder Singh went out of the Olympic wrestling competition, losing to two-time World Champion Mkkhitar Manukyan of Kazakhstan in the 63 kg Greco-Roman event on Sunday.

The 23-year-old Punjab police official won a bout and lost two in his preliminary rounds as India's challenge came to an end without any mark.

The lone Indian grappler lost to title contender Manukyan 8-2 in his third bout. In the morning, the Indian had lost to Juan Luis Maren (Cuba) 8-0, but managed to keep his hopes alive with a 3-0 win over Yassine Djakrir (Algeria).

Manukyan, the 1997 Asian champion in the event, was too crafty for the bearded Indian, who just could not get his act together.

The Kazhak took time to settle down and earned his first point in the 51st minute and then displaying great agility, he caught hold of Gurbinder's waist and threw him on the mat.

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Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:48 [IST]

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