Crazywithmath
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5 female wrestlers qualified - could have been 6/6 (total 6 categories are there) if Sonam were not injured - still our highest ever.
As far as male wrestlers are concerned, both Ravi and Deepak got injured and we all know what Bajrang has been up to. A short Olympic cycle has made it difficult for younger wrestlers to break into top 10. Aman qualified in 57 kg but he is only 20; not a medal contender yet (scenario will change if Ravi beats him in trials).
Sujeet (21) and Jaydeep (20) narrowly missed out on quotas in 65 kg and 74 kg respectively. A 20 yo Sujeet gave a scare to the world champion Zein Ratherford (who won by a razor thin 2-2 margin on criteria) and Jaydeep was robbed by the refs against a former Olympic bronze medallist.
In another 2 years, all 3 of them would be serious medal contenders; I don't see better upcoming wrestlers who can challenge them. I don't think there is any downfall in Indian wrestling - more of a generation gap.
It is difficult to predict the exact numbers but we should be able to medal in Paris too; possibly, multiple medals.
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