Rio Olympics 2016 Wrestling, Highlights: Babita Kumari Exits, Fails To Do A Sakshi Malik
Babita Kumari got eliminated from the women's 53kg freestyle wrestling event as Maria Prevolaraki was beaten by Betzabeth Angelica Arguello Villegas 6-3. Catch wrestling highlights here
India's Babita Kumari lost to Greece's Maria Prevolaraki 5-1 in the Round of 16 in the 53kg freestyle category. Get wrestling highlights here. (MEDAL TALLY | SCHEDULE)
20:30 hrs IST: Meanwhile, PV Sindhu has made a strong start in her semis match against Okuhara. Get all the live updates hereÂÂ
20:17 hrs IST: And it's all over. Prevolaraki loses. Babita Kumari is eliminated from women's 53kg freestyle event.ÂÂ
20:15 hrs IST: Two more points for Arguello. Prevolaraki has her task cut out now.ÂÂ
20:10 hrs IST: Arguello takes 2-0 lead vs Prevolaraki.ÂÂ
19:57 hrs IST: Prevolaraki's next match is about to start.ÂÂ
19:30 hrs IST: We'll keep you updated with Maria's scores in the next rounds.
19:23 hrs IST: And it's over. Babita loses 1-5. But it's still not the end of the road for her. If Maria manages to qualify for the finals then Babita will be in contention for a bronze medal because of repechage system.ÂÂ
19:20 hrs IST: It's getting tough for Babita. Maria scores two more points. She now leads 5-1.ÂÂ
19:19 hrs IST: One point for Babita.ÂÂ
19:16 hrs IST: Two more points for Maria. She is clearly on the attack. Babita trails 0-3. She needs to make a comeback.ÂÂ
19:15 hrs IST: First point for Maria. An important one too!ÂÂ
19:13 hrs IST: We are underway!ÂÂ
19:11 hrs IST: If Babita loses and Maria reaches the final, she'll be in contention for a medal through the repechage system.ÂÂ
19:10 hrs IST: We are just minutes away from the start of Babita's match. Hopes she wins a medal today.ÂÂ
19:05 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of match between Babita Kumari vs Maria Prevolaraki.ÂÂ
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India's Babita Kumari qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after Mongolia's Sumiya Erdenechimeg failed a dope test in the women's 53 kg at the Asian Olympic qualifier. Babita's first match comes up around 7:10 PM IST at the Carioca Arena in Rio. The medal rounds will be fought past midnight.
Babita, a gold medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is seen as a strong medal contender at Rio. Her reputation as a grappler has been on the rise since 2012 but she was lucky to win a berth on the Rio squad.
Interestingly, Babita survived a Zika virus scare last week. But Indian team sources said it was normal fever and body ache and Babita is fit and fine to start today.