Asian Games 2023: Tulika Maan Misses Out on Bronze Medal in Judo, Beaten by Mongolia’s Amaraikhan Adiyasuren
Earlier, Tulika knocked out Macao's Qing Lam Lai 10-0 in just 15 seconds with an ippon. But in the quarterfinal, she lost to Japanese Wakaba Tomita who thrashed her 10-0 with an ippon.
Indian judoka Tulika Maan missed out of a chance to win a medal after going down to Mongolia's Amaraikhan Adiyasuren in the bronze-medal play-off of the women's +78kg event at Asian Games here on Tuesday. The 25-year-old from Delhi, a silver medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, lost to Adiyasuren 0-10 by ippon at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium here. 'A Golden Trot Through Time!' Netizens React As India Wins Gold in Equestrian Dressage Team Event at Asian Games 2023 after 41 Years.
Earlier, Tulika knocked out Macao's Qing Lam Lai 10-0 in just 15 seconds with an ippon. But in the quarterfinal, she lost to Japanese Wakaba Tomita who thrashed her 10-0 with an ippon. However, she stayed alive to fight for the bronze after beating Chinese Taipei's Jia Wen Tsai with an ippon by 10-0 in the repechage round. The losers in the quarterfinal rounds enter the repechage round.
Earlier, Indubala Devi Maibam lost to Thai Ikumi Oeda by 0-10 in women's under 78 kg category where the winner made an ippon in round of 16.
India were unfortunate to miss a medal in men's 100kg where Avtar Singh sustained an injury and conceded his quarterfinal and repechage matches. Ankita Raina Advances to Asian Games 2023 Women’s Singles Quarterfinals With Victory Over Hong Kong’s Adithya Karunaratne.
In the round of 16, Avtar defeated Thai's Kittipong Hantratin with a Waza-Ari by 1-0. But he sustained an injury in the pre-quarters that forced him out of the last-eight, giving Dzhafar Kostoev of UAE a walkover. In the repechage, Avtar conceded his battle against South Korean Jonghoon.
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