March 30, 2012 7:48 PM

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Wrestlers Yogeshwar ,Amit qualifies for 2012 Olympics

Amit Kumar (55kg) and Yogeshwar Dutt (60kg) today became the first set of Indian wrestlers to book their London Olympics berths. The two qualified by reaching the final in their respective categories in the freestyle event at the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. However, Beijing Olympics bronze-medallist, Sushil Kumar (66kg) failed to make the cut as he lost in the semi-finals.Amit ensured himself a ticket to London after he overcame Chinese Xiaobin Hong in the semifinals. The Haryana-lad then blanked Shinichi Yumoto of Japan 5-0 in the summit clash to get the gold medal.Asian champion Yogeshwar stormed into the finals after beating Mongolia's Mandakhnaran Ganzorig. The grappler settled for a silver after losing 1-3 to Masoud Mahmoud Esmaeil poorjouybari of Iran in the title bout.

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