London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: Sushil defeats Beijing gold medallist, moves to quarterfinal

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London: Sushil Kumar will next face Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan in quarterfinals. The 23-year-old Uzbek had defeated Otar Tushishvili (3-1) in the pre-quarters. Medals Tally»I Click here for Olympics Coverage»I Sushil vs Ramazan: As it happened India's Sushil Kumar defeated Beijing gold medallist Ramazan Sahin (3-1) to move to the quarterfinals of the London Olympics 2012 (men's 66kg freestyle category). Period 3: Sushil has earned a point. And he maintains it to clinch the bout as well. Period 2: It has ended in a draw. Sushil has won the toss and gets the clinch position. Sushil has earned a point and equalised. It all boils down to the third period. Period 1: Sahin leading with 2 points. He has won the first period. The event has started. Preview Sushil Kumar will face 2008 Olympic gold medallist, Ramazan Sahin, in his opening bout of the men’s freestyle 66kg category. Before leaving for London, Sushil Kumar spoke to Zeenews.com. READ HERE WHAT HE SAID» The 29-year-old equalled KD Jadhav’s feat when at the 2008 Beijing Games he defeated Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan in the repechage round to claim the bronze medal in men’s 66kg freestyle category. He would be expected to better his own show at the Summer Games and fetch India its first Gold medal at the ongoing Games. The event starts from 1pm IST onwards.