Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by Arun jain
Nisha Dahiya in Paris Olympics 2024: A different passion of Indian wrestler Nisha Dahiya was seen on Monday (August 5) at the Paris Olympics 2024. Nisha was up against North Korean wrestler Pak Sol Gum in the quarter-finals of the women’s freestyle 68kg. At one point in this match, Nisha was moving towards victory with an 8-2 lead, when she suffered a dangerous injury to her shoulder.
It was difficult for Nisha to even raise her hand, but only 1 minute was left in the match and Nisha just had to win the match somehow, because the lead had already been made. In such a situation, Nisha started crying and with tears in her eyes, she stood up again like a lioness and looked ready to fight.
Nisha may get a chance to win a medal
But her shoulder was injured, so the Korean wrestler took advantage of the opportunity and made a strong move and took a lead of 10-8. In this way Nisha lost the match. After the defeat, Nisha started crying, the video of which has also gone viral. People are praising her courage. But Nisha can still get one more chance.
Actually, Nisha Dahiya can now get one more chance to win the bronze medal through ‘repechase’. But for this, North Korean wrestler Pak Sol Gum, who defeated Nisha, will have to reach the final. If Pak Sol Gum reaches the final of Women’s Freestyle 68 kg, then Nisha will get a chance to play for the bronze medal through ‘repechase’.
Nisha dominated the Korean player from the beginning
Asian Championship silver medalist wrestler Nisha took a 4-0 lead against the North Korean wrestler in the first few seconds. After this, she did not give any chance to the North Korean wrestler by adopting a defensive attitude in the initial period of three minutes.
Sol Gum started the second period aggressively and scored a point, but Nisha pushed her out of the ring to take a 6-1 lead. She consolidated her lead with two more points but during this period, her right hand got seriously injured.
There was just a minute left in the match and Nisha started groaning in pain. She started playing after treatment, but was not successful in stopping the North Korean wrestler. She came down from the mat with teary eyes.
Earlier, the 25-year-old wrestler had a winning start against Ukraine’s Tetiana Sova in the last 16 match. Nisha defeated the Ukrainian wrestler 6-4. Nisha was trailing behind Tetiana in the beginning, but after equalizing at 4-4, she won by getting two points by pushing Tetiana off the mat in the last few seconds.
What is the repechage system in wrestling?
The word repechage is derived from the French word repachere, which means to defend. In wrestling competitions, repechage is a system that gives wrestlers who lose in the initial rounds a chance to make a comeback. A wrestler who loses in the pre-quarterfinals or later rounds gets another chance to compete further and fight for the bronze medal.
However, this is only allowed if the wrestler they have lost to has made it to the finals. In simple terms, the two wrestlers who have reached the finals have defeated the players in the knockout rounds and they get a chance to win the bronze medal through the repechage round.
In wrestling, unlike other sports, the draw of the match between the wrestlers is not done according to their ranking. In a sport like tennis, two top ranked players never face each other in the initial round. But in wrestling, on many occasions, two top ranked players face each other in the initial round. That is why the repechage rule is implemented in wrestling, so that there is no injustice to the players. It was implemented for the first time in the wrestling events of the Olympics in the Beijing Olympics (2008).
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