Asian Games Photos: Golden boy Yogeshwar Dutt does it again

[caption id=“attachment_1734803” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt ended a 28-year gold drought for India in wrestling as he beat Tajikistan’s Zalimkhan Yusupov in men’s 65kg freestyle gold medal match. Yogeshwar Dutt (red) fights against Tajikistan’s Zalimkhan Yusupov during their men’s 65kg freestyle gold medal wrestling match at Dowon Gymnasium. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1734807” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Yogeshwar bagged the first point at the end of opening period and then managed to hold on to the lead in the next period to bring home India’s first gold medal in wrestling since 1986. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1734811” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Yogeshwar Dutt celebrates defeating Zalimkhan Yusupov in their men’s 65kg freestyle gold medal wrestling match. Yogeshwar had shown his class in the semi-final too. He was trailing 7-9 before he managed to pin down his opponent, China’s Katai Yeerlanbeike, in the dying minutes of the match to win 5-0 in a ‘victory by fall’ verdict to enter the finals. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1735055” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  India’s Yogeshwar Dutt holds the tricolour after defeating Tajikistan’s Zalimkhan Yusupov, winning gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle wrestling match at Dowon Gymnasium Stadium. Yogeshwar propelled India into top 10 in the Asian Games with this historic gold. PTI[/caption]