<p>India's Greco Roman wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening round bout in the 98 kg category by technical points to Turkey's Ildem Cenk at the Rio Olympics, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Turkish wrestler won the bout 2-1 despite a stiff resistance from the 25-year-old Indian. Hardeep will still have a chance in the repechage if Cenk makes it to the final.<br /><br />The opening round was fought well by Hardeep and he, in fact, was given an advantage by the referee due to passive fighting from the Turk.<br /><br />While Hardeep pinned his rival to the ground, he failed to do the required flip which would have earned him technical points.<br /><br />To his horror, in the very next round, it was the Turk's turn to get an advantage and he did the flip effectively to get the required two points.<br /><br />In the final round, Hardeep did pull a point back but it wasn't enough and the 20-year-old opponent came up trumps.</p>
<p>India's Greco Roman wrestler Hardeep Singh lost his opening round bout in the 98 kg category by technical points to Turkey's Ildem Cenk at the Rio Olympics, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Turkish wrestler won the bout 2-1 despite a stiff resistance from the 25-year-old Indian. Hardeep will still have a chance in the repechage if Cenk makes it to the final.<br /><br />The opening round was fought well by Hardeep and he, in fact, was given an advantage by the referee due to passive fighting from the Turk.<br /><br />While Hardeep pinned his rival to the ground, he failed to do the required flip which would have earned him technical points.<br /><br />To his horror, in the very next round, it was the Turk's turn to get an advantage and he did the flip effectively to get the required two points.<br /><br />In the final round, Hardeep did pull a point back but it wasn't enough and the 20-year-old opponent came up trumps.</p>