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World U-23 silver medalist Pooja Gehlot reached the semifinals in the women's 50kg category, but maiden Antim Panghal lost her 53kg quarterfinal bout against two-time world champion Akari Fujinami of Japan at the Asian Games here on Thursday.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Pooja defeated her Mongolian rival Namuuntsetseg Tsogt-Ochir 5:2 in the distance battle.
The experienced 27-year-old Mongolian did manage to score a point in the first period, but Pooja, sidelined for nearly two years with a shoulder injury, made a brilliant recovery and won five consecutive points to secure a place in the series. last four rounds.
But Antim lost her quarterfinal match against Fujimi, the women's 53kg world champion. The extremely superior Japanese won the competition by "knockout". Fujinami was always going to be a tough competitor for Antimi and the match went according to script as the Japanese decided the contest with over a minute left in the first period.
Antim was included in the Indian squad for the Asian Games after Vinesh Phogat withdrew due to injury.
Earlier, Antim easily defeated Uzbekistan's Jasmina Immaeva 11-0 to set up a quarter-final match against the 2021 Oslo and 2023 Belgrade World Cup winner Japan.
Antim still has a chance to enter the bronze medal battle on the return leg.
If Akari reaches the final, 19-year-old Antim will automatically qualify for the replay.