Yogeshwar secures Olympic quota

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Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Saturday secured an Olympic quota place for India with a gold-medal finish in the men's 65kg freestyle category in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament here.

Yogeshwar became the second Indian wrestler after Narsingh Yadav to book a berth for the Rio Games, to be held later this year.

Even before he clinched the yellow metal, the 33-year-old had qualified for Olympics by virtue of reaching the final on the second day of the competition. The top two finishers in each weight category here are assured of a Rio berth.

The london Olympics bronze-medallist finished on top of the podium after his rival from China Katai Yeerlanbieke forfeited the gold-medal bout.

En route the final, Yogeshwar put up a dominating show, winning all his three bouts rather comfortably. 

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