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Images: India’s star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt wins bronze at London Olympics

Aug 12, 2012   (6 images)

Yogeshwar Dutt won India's fith medal and fourth bronze at London Olympics in Men's 60kg freestyle category wrestling on Saturday. Dutt defeated Jong Myong Ri of DPR Korea 3-1 taking the thrid period 6-0. This is India's 3rd Olympic bonze medal in wrestling. Yogeshwar Dutt wrestled three bouts in a span of 45 minutes to clinch bronze. After losing his second round match to Besik Kudukhov of Russia Dutt won two repechage rounds and then the bronze medal match. Yogeshwar Dutt defeated Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran 3-1 in the second round to book a place in the bronze medal bout.

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India’s Yogeshwar Dutt won the Bronze for Men’s 60kg Freestyle at the Olympic Games in London on Saturday. PTI

 

Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran competes against Yogeshwar Dutt of India. PTI

 

Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran competes against Yogeshwar Dutt. AP

 

Yogeshwar Dutt is declared winner against Bulgaria’s Anatolie llarionovitch Guidea in the Men’s 60kg Freestyle Qualification. PTI

 

The medalists pose with their medals for the men’s 60-kg freestyle wrestling competition. L to R: The silver medalist Besik Kudukhov of Russia,  gold medalist Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan,  bronze medalist Coleman Scott of the United States and bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt of India. PTI

 

Yogeshwar Dutt of India celebrates after winning the bronze medal. PTI