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Aichi: Suchika Tariyal Wins Bronze in MMA Image Source: IANS
‘Sometimes Decisions Aren’t In Your Favour’: Varun Backs Suchika After Semifinal Loss
Hui Hoon Teo: MMA wrestler Varun Sanyal backed Suchika Tariyal after the Indian’s controversial semifinal defeat at the Asian Games, saying he was confident she had done enough to win despite the judges’ decision going against her.
“I was quite confident that she won. I was sitting with a bunch of people, including PT Usha ma'am who also thought that she had won. But hey, what can you do? Sometimes decisions aren't in your favour, it's in the judge's hands,” Varun told IANS.
Tariyal was narrowly defeated by Hui Hoon Teo of Singapore in the women's traditional -60kg event semifinal on Monday, which ended her chances of winning a gold medal but secured for her a historic bronze medal, thus making her the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the Asian Games in mixed martial arts.
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