"Indian wrestlers on fire": Twitter ecstatic as Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia secure Olympic semi-final berths

Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar make it to the semi-finals of the Olympics [Image Credits: United World Wrestling]

Indian wrestlers have made a mind-boggling start to their Olympic campaign as both Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia made it to the semi-finals of their respective categories.

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In what was an eventful hour for Indian wrestling, both these grapplers have looked absolutely brilliant in their bouts. A similar performance in the semis would help India increase their medal tally significantly. Here's more on what happened during these bouts.

Deepak and Ravi Kumar make it to the semi-finals

Ravi Kumar started his campaign against Colombia's Tigeros Urbano. He looked completely dominant in the bout and secured a 13-2 win with technical superiority.

Moving into the quarters he was up against Bulgaria's Georgi Vangelov. Once again, the Indian looked dominant and displayed some outrageous strength to take a 14-4 win with technical superiority.

His dominance in the last two bouts definitely makes him one of the grapplers to watch out for in the event. His semi-final opponent, Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan, is coming off a slight niggle after the quarterfinal bout, which would definitely make things a bit easier for him.

Meanwhile, Deepak Punia also started his campaign with a dominant display against Ekerekeme Agiomor. The Indian grappler won the bout 12-1 with technical superiority. His next bout was a tricky one against China's Zushen Lin. After taking an early lead, the Indian faced some resilience from Zushen. With the scores tied going into the last minute, Deepak will be on his way out. However, he pulled off a stunning move in the dying seconds which helped him to a thrilling win.

Fans react to the splendid display by the Indian wrestlers at the Olympics

Indian fans were jubilant after a wonderful Wednesday morning performance by the Indian athletes. The wrestlers added to their joy after booking their berths in the semi-finals of their respective events. Fans poured in with messages of love and appreciation for the two grapplers and wished them the best for the semi-finals.

Hate the timing. But 2 Indian wrestlers playing quarter finals at the same time.
😭❤️
Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia both win their respective matches.#Wrestling pic.twitter.com/sR37aBf3Bd
— sidheswar (@sidheswarcasm) August 4, 2021

Two Indian wrestlers in semis.
👉Ravi Kumar to meet Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev at 2:45pm IST.
👉Deepak Punia to meet USA’s David Morris Taylor at 3:06pm IST.#wrestling #Olympics #IndiaAtTokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/wxOR2cRvVU
— Santhosh Kumar (@giffy6ty) August 4, 2021

Indian Wrestlers on fire today🔥

Deepak Punia secures his spot in the semis with a 6-3 win over the Chinese Wrestler. 🔥
Now, he just needs one more win to ensure a medal for India. 🇮🇳

All the best for the Semi-Finals. 💪🇮🇳#Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/dCMrhWseKV
— Trupti Murgunde (@TMurgunde) August 4, 2021

Brilliant display by Indian Wrestlers, #RaviDahiya & #DeepakPunia enters #SemiFinals in #Wrestling #TokyoOlympics. #BeARealHero. Proud moment. More medals on the way. 🇮🇳🏆🥇🥇All the best. #IndiaAtOlympics #Cheer4India #TokyoOlympics #Tokyo2021 #Olympics2021 #Tokyo2021 pic.twitter.com/LXwOga116B
— chirag_Patidar (@chiragppatel114) August 4, 2021

Brilliant display by Indian Wrestlers, #RaviDahiya & #DeepakPunia enters #SemiFinals in #Wrestling #TokyoOlympics. #BeARealHero. Proud moment. More medals on the way. 🇮🇳🏆🥇🥇All the best. #IndiaAtOlympics #Cheer4India #TokyoOlympics #Tokyo2021 #Olympics2021 #Tokyo2021 pic.twitter.com/GbgoFFRYY9
— cheikaba h (@CheikabaH) August 4, 2021

OMGGG YEESSS. 2 INDIAN WRESTLERS ARE INTO INTO SFs.
I AM JUMPING! pic.twitter.com/WWjZYcz7aK
— Uday (@Malaikoftaisbae) August 4, 2021

Two Indian wrestlers have made their way into the semi-finals! 💪

Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia - take a bow 🙌🙌🙌#Tokyo2020 #Wrestling #TeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/yqoETSwvsT
— Defence Squad (@Defence_Squad_) August 4, 2021

I Didn't Workout Today 🏋 But The News Of Two Indian Wrestlers #RaviDahiya and #DeepakPunia Entry into The Semi Finals Of Tokyo Olympics Gave Me My #WednesdayMotivation .
Finally Some Good News From the Male Gender Participants.
— Anshul Sunita Bhardwaj (@anshulsunita7) August 4, 2021

#Wrestling Indian wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak puniya both qualified for SF. Minimum 2 bronze ensured . #Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics .
— HARISHANKER R P (@p_harishanker) August 4, 2021

Two Indian wrestlers in the semi finals of #TokyoOlympics2020 #RaviKumarDahiya & #DeepakPunia .. #NeerajChopra too stepped into the finals.. #LovlinaBorgohain will too have her bout . hope the wait for gold comes to an end!! #Olympics2021
— Prachetas Kottawar (@Prachetas_K) August 4, 2021

#DeepakPunia has advanced to the semi-finals too! What a match of wrestling! 2 Indian Wrestlers are in the semi-final now! #Wrestling at #Tokyo2020
— Sergeant. (NCC) Akash Anurag Jha (@AkashAnuragJha1) August 4, 2021

What a Fight ! Indian Wrestlers showing their winning attitude in #Olympics. Both #RaviKumarDahiya and #DeepakPunia have entered #Wrestling Semifinals.. Expecting Medals. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #IND #Gold #GoForGold
— Maya Reddy (@mayareddykp) August 4, 2021

Big day for us. We can hope for gold medal now... Two Indian wrestlers storms into semifinals Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya.
— Jaiky Yadav (@JaikyYadav16) August 4, 2021

Sheer class by Indian Wrestlers, Ravi Kumar and Deepak Punia! Go for the Gold! #Olympics #IndianWrestling #India
— Jagpreet Singh (@Jaggi_Rockstar) August 4, 2021

What a morning this has been! Indian wrestlers in super form!🤼‍♂#Tokyo2020
— Shubham Joshi (@Shubh_Indian) August 4, 2021