August 21, 2016 7:08 PM

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Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt loses 3-0 in qualifying round

On the last day of the Rio Olympic Games today, Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt slumped to a shock defeat in the men's 65kg freestyle qualification round bout against Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran of Mongolia. The 33-year-old grappler from Haryana, who is playing in his fourth and, in all probability, last Olympics, looked a pale shadow of his previous self as he lost 0-3 to the Mongolian grappler. The London Olympic bronze-medallist's only hope of making it to the medal rounds lies in his Mongolian opponent reaching the gold medal round.Mandakhnaran is the gold-medallist from the 2010 Asian Games and a two-time World Championships bronze-winner. Should Mandakhnaran makes the final, Yogeshwar will have to fight two repechage rounds before entering the bronze medal playoff.

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