Ravi Kumar Dahiya vs Georgi Vangelov wrestling men's 57kg Olympics 2021 LIVE: Ravi through to the semifinals!

Ravi Dahiya beats Georgi Vangelov to qualify for the semi-final

It was a strong performance by the Indian in the two rounds that he competed in. He was so good that he got the better of both his opponents via technical superiority. He has been good in attack and has been able to defend as well. The fourth seed in the tournament is looking well on his way to reach the final of the competition. He is just one win away from assuring a medal for India. We will be back with our LIVE blog at 2:45 PM IST when the sem-final is scheduled to take place.

Here is the scoresheet from the quarter-final bout of Ravi Dahiya

Another win by technical superiority for Dahiya

Ravi Dahiya's next game will be held at 2:45PM IST.

More good news for the Indian fans!

Deepak Punia is through to the semifinals in the men's 86kg freestyle event. He beat China's Z Lin 6-3.

Some fantastic wrestling by the Indian on the mat. He was the superior wrestler throughout the bout. Vangelov tried to make some attacking moves but Ravi was quick to resort to his counter attacking ability and win points for himself! HE'S A WIN AWAY FROM A MEDAL!

Ravi will face Bulgaria's Sanayev in the semifinals!

Ravi Dahiya is through to the semi-finals!

Ravi was pinned on the mat but he wriggles out of his opponent's grip to find a reversal. He gets the four more points and wins the bout!

14-4! RAVI WINS THE BOUT!

10-4! The Bulgarian has Ravi's back on the mat and gets two points

2 points for Ravi as he completes a take down! 10-2 for the Indian.

Just a little over a minute left in the contest! Ravi leads 8-2.

Ravi now needs 4 points to win by technical superiority.

Some fine attack and counter-attack here! Ravi gets the take down but the Bulgarian reverses the move and gets two points of his own!

Ravi is 8-2 up!

Ravi will look to go for the kill here.

The second round begins!

Some exceptional wrestling by the Indian. He has been all over his opponent as the first round comes to an end.

Ravi 6-0 in the lead!

He was quick on his feet, grapples his opponent and turns like lightening to complete the takedown and win 2 points.

RAVI GOES 4-0 UP!

The last minute of the first round and Ravi is still up!

Ravi 2-0 Vangelov

Ravi manages to complete a take down! He goes 2-0 up.

The first minute is up! Still 0-0.

A tough start by both wrestlers. Not giving an inch to the other.

And the bout begins!

Ravi Kumar will be in the blue corner

The wrestlers are walking out onto the mat.

Up next - Ravi Dahiya vs Georgi Vangelov

Kazakhstan's Sanayev wins the bout and qualifies for the semi-final

Ravi Dahiya's next match will start after the current bout between Japan's Takahashi and Kazakhstan's Sanayev gets over.

Ravi Dahiya will be in action very soon.

India's wrestler in the men's 86kg freestyle event, Deepak Punia, has also won his round of 16 bout. He beat his Nigerian opponent 11-1 by technical superiority.

After safely navigating through the first round, Ravi Dahiya needs to win just 2 more bouts to take home a medal. What will be the color of the medal? Stay tuned to this LIVE blog to catch all the updates.

India's Anshu Malik loses her round of 16 bout to Belarus' Iryna Kurachkina in the women's 57kg freestyle event.

Bulgaria's Vangelov also won his first round contest through technical superiority with a score of 11-0.

Ravi Dahiya displayed his dominance in the round of 16 fight. He was superb his feet. He was quicker than his Colombian counter part and more agile. He finished the bout before the stipulated time of 6 minutes ended.

Ravi Dahiya's next game is scheduled to begin approximately 30 minutes from now

Ravi Dahiya will now face Bulgaria's Vangelov in the next round.

The official scoresheet for the bout