Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights: Yogeshwar Dutt Knocked Out, India's Wrestling Campaign Ends

Yogeshwar Dutt lost 3-0 in the qualifying round of the 65kg wrestling freestyle event to Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, which continued India's poor run in men's wrestling in the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, the Mongolian lost in the quarter-finals to Soslon Ramonov, meaning that Yogeshwar's prospects for repechage ended. Relive all the highlights here. (MEDAL TALLY | SCHEDULE)

18:46 hrs IST: Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, who defeated Yogeshwar Dutt in the qualifying round, has lost to Russia's Soslon Ramonov, meaning that Yogeshwar Dutt has been knocked out. India's campaign in wrestling has ended. Barring Sakshi Malik's bronze medal, India's men have failed to win a medal in this event.

17:09 hrs IST: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt loses 3-0 to Mongolia's Mandakhnaran in the 65kg wrestling freestyle qualifying event.

17:05 hrs IST: A tremendous back flip position by Mandakhnaran gives the Mongolian two points. Yogeshwar is trailing 0-3.

17:04 hrs IST: Yogeshwar is trailing 0-1 after the end of the first period of three minutes. The Indian is on the attack but Mandakhnaran's defence is very strong.

17:02 hrs IST: Yogeshwar now has to secure a point in 30 seconds. If he does not attack, the Mongolian wrestler gets one point.

17:00 hrs IST: The Mongolian is already on the attack against Yogeshwar. The Indian is slow to get off the blocks.

16:59 hrs IST: All set to begin. Mandakhnaran will square off against Yogeshwar.

16:55 hrs IST: Yogeshwar's route to Rio 2016 has not been easy. He underwent three surgeries in 2015 which forced him out of action. At age 33, this is the last chance for the wrestler to win his second Olympic medal.

16:45 hrs IST: This will be Yogeshwar's schedule. The first match against Mandakhnaran will be a qualifying match. Should he win this, he will enter the round of 16. If he wins the round of 16, he will enter the quarter-finals.

16:38 hrs IST: Yogeshwar's first opponent is Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, who has won the bronze medal twice. He faces an uphill task already.

16:35 hrs IST: It has not been a happy Olympics for India's male wrestlers. Sandeep Tomar (57kg freestyle), Ravinder Khatri (85kg Greco-Roman) and Hardeep Singh (98kg Greco-Roman) were all eliminated early. The 33-year-old will be aiming to snap this trend.

16:30 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the final day of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The main focus for India will be Yogeshwar Dutt, who is participating in the 65kg freestyle wrestling event.

Yogeshwar Dutt will be aiming to give India another medal in wrestling in 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Yogeshwar's opening (qualification) bout will be against two-time World Championship medallist Ganzorig Mandakhnaran of Mongolia. The bout is slated to start at 5:00 pm IST.

The bronze medal match in the 65kg weight class is scheduled to be held post 9:15 pm IST while the gold medal match is slated soon after.

In all probability this will be Yogeshwar's last Olympics and the 33-year-old will be looking to sign-off on a high.

I miss being there but I know you can do what the nation wants @Olympics. Go for #Gold @DuttYogi my wishes for you

- Sushil Kumar (@WrestlerSushil) August 21, 2016

However, the Indian wrestler has not had the best preparation going into Rio. Injuries ruled him out of the World Championships held in 2014 and 2015 and it is important to remember that the weight class (freestyle 60kg) that Yogeshwar had won the bronze in London four years ago, no longer exists.

The 60 kg and 66kg were merged into one, thus resulting in the new 65 kg class, which the Indian grappler will be participating in.

Indian male wrestlers have had an Olympics to forget. Sandeep Tomar (57kg freestyle), Ravinder Khatri (85kg Greco-Roman) and Hardeep Singh (98kg Greco-Roman) were all eliminated early in their events while Narsingh Yadav received a doping ban, shattering his medal dreams.

Yogeshwar will looking to stop that trend and give India a final medal on the last day of the 2016 Rio Games.