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1st Indian wrestler to get seeded at the World Championship
October 14 , 2018
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- CWG and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia has become the 1st Indian wrestler to get seeded at the World Championship that will be held in Budapest, Hungary.
- In the 65kg category of men’s freestyle event, Bajrang Punia has been seeded third, with 45 points in the ranking list released by United World Wrestling.
- Turkey’s Selahattin Kilicsallayan is seeded first with 50 points in the 65 kg category, followed by Russia’s Ilias Bekbulatov in 2nd spot.
- United World Wrestling, the parent body of wrestling, has launched the seeding system for the first time in the World Championship.
- It is based on the pre-championship performance ranking points.
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