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Tokyo Olympics: Indian wrestlers schedule, dates, timings in IST and telecast information

Tokyo Olympics: Indian wrestlers schedule and telecast information for the nation’s grapplers involved in Tokyo 2020 – dates, timings and TV Channel.

Vinesh Phogat will look to better her Rio 2016 result and aim for medal in Tokyo 2020

Bengaluru, August 1: Indian wrestling contingent will begin their Tokyo Olympics campaign on Tuesday (August 3) at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo. And the nation will hope the grapplers add to the two medals that have already been secured at this year's Games via weightlifting and boxing.

The seven member wrestling squad includes the likes of Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Seema Bisla, Sonam Malik, Anshu Malik, Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia.

In the women's freestyle events, couple of 19-year-olds Sonam and Anshu will wrestle in the 62kg and 57kg category respectively, while Commonwealth games and Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh will be the number one seed in the 53kg category. Seema will wrestle in 50kg category.

In the men's freestyle events, Asian Games and Commonwealth gold medallist, Bajrang will wrestle in 65kg category, while Deepak and Dahiya will be involved in 86kg and 57kg category respectively.

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Apart from Vinesh, who made an early exit in Rio 2016 Games, the other six from the Indian wrestling squad will all be making their Olympics debut this coming week.

While Wrestling kicked off on Sunday (August 1) in Tokyo 2020, the Indian grapplers are set to begin their action only on Tuesday (August 3). And the draws for their matches are made one day prior to their events.

Here mykhel takes a look at the Indian wrestlers' bout dates, tentative times in IST and telecast information:

Sonam Malik – Women’s Freestyle 62kg

Sonam Malik – Women’s Freestyle 62kg

August 3

8:42 AM - 1/8 Finals - vs Bolortuya Khurelkhuu (Mongolia)

If Qualified (Did not qualify)

9:17 AM - Quarter-Finals - vs winner of Laís Nunes (Brazil) vs Taybe Yusein (Bulgaria)

3:35 PM - Semi-Finals

August 4

7:30 AM - Repechages

4:30 PM - Bronze & Gold Medal Matches

Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Men's Freestyle 57kg

Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Men's Freestyle 57kg

August 4

8:21 AM - 1/8 Final vs Oscar Tigreros (Colombia)

9:03 AM - 1/4 Final vs Georgi Vangelov (Bulgaria)

2:45 PM - Semi-Finals vs Nurislam Sanayev (Kazakhstan)

August 5

4:20 PM - Gold Medal Match vs Zavur Uguev

Deepak Punia - Men's Freestyle 86kg

Deepak Punia - Men's Freestyle 86kg

August 4

8:49 AM - 1/8 Final vs Ekerekeme Agiomor (Nigeria)

9:17 AM - 1/4 Final vs Lin Zushen (China)

3:06 PM - Semi-Finals - vs David Taylor III (USA)

August 5

4:40 PM - Bronze Medal Match vs Myles Amine (San Marino)

Anshu Malik - Women's Freestyle 57kg

Anshu Malik - Women's Freestyle 57kg

August 4

8:28 AM - 1/8 Final vs Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus)

August 5

7:37 AM - Repechage 2 vs Valeria Koblova (ROC)

Vinesh Phogat - Women's Freestyle 53kg

Vinesh Phogat - Women's Freestyle 53kg

August 5

8:00 AM - 1/8 Final vs Sofia Mattsson (Sweden)

8:56 AM - Quarter-Finals vs Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Belarus)

Bajrang Punia - Men's Freestyle 65kg

Bajrang Punia - Men's Freestyle 65kg

August 6

8:49 AM: 1/8 Final - vs Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan)

9:17 AM: 1/4 Final - vs Morteza Ghiasi (Iran)

2:55 PM - Semi-Finals - vs Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

August 7

4:10 PM PM - Bronze Medal Match vs Daulet Niyazbekov (Kazakhstan)

Seema Bisla - Women's Freestyle 50kg

Seema Bisla - Women's Freestyle 50kg

August 6

8:07 AM - 1/8 Final vs Sarra Hamdi (Tunisia)

If Qualified (Did not qualify)

8:56 AM - 1/4 Final vs winner of Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) vs Stalvira Orshush (ROC)

3:13 PM - Semi-Finals - TBD

August 7

3:15 PM - Repechage

4:27 PM - Bronze Medal Match

4:41 PM - Gold Medal Match

Telecast - TV Channel and Live Streaming Information

TV Channel: Sony Sports Network - Sony TEN 2 SD and Sony TEN 2 HD

Live Streaming: Sony LIV.

Story first published: Saturday, August 7, 2021, 15:46 [IST]
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