CWG: India’s Deepak Deswal wins in men’s 100kg Judo

Coventry: The 21-year-old took down his opponent from Cameroon with an ‘Ippon’ in a round of 16 contest that lasted 3 minutes and 37 seconds

BY | Wednesday, 3 August, 2022

Indian judoka Deepak Deswal progressed to the quarterfinals of men’s 100kg competition after beating Cameroon’s Eric Jean Sebastien Omgba Fouda at the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old took down his opponent from Cameroon with an ‘Ippon’ in a round of 16 contest that lasted 3 minutes and 37 seconds. Deswal will face England’s Harry Lovell-Hewitt next.

India has won two medals in judo so far with L Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar claiming a silver and a bronze in women’s 48kg and men’s 60kg respectively on Monday.

 

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