Sandeep beaten in 57kg freestyle

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 19: Indian wrestler Sandeep Tomar was beaten by Victor Lebedev of Russia 3-7 in the men's Freestyle 57 kilogram 1/8 fil round at the Rio Olympics here on Friday.

Sandeep never looked in contention to win the match as the Russian grappler overpowered him to advance into the next round at the Carioca Are 2 - Mat B.

The Indian still has a chance to win a bronze medal in the Repechage round provided Victor reaches the fil of the event. IANS