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Anshu also ensured India's first medal from this edition of the event.
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested after being on the run for 18 days following the death of wrestler Sagar Dhankar.
Defeat in the opening round of the Asian Games could well be the wrestler's final act in a major championship.
The two-time Olympic medallist went down to Adam Batirov of Bahrain 5-3.
India have quite a few men capable of occupying the top slot on the podium at the 18th Asian Games.
NarsinghYadav, who was banned for four years for failing dope tests in 2016, still believes that his food and water was spiked at the SAI centre in Sonepat.
Sushil, who has been struggling to revive his career, has pulled out of Friday's trials citing a hand injury and had requested trials in his category to be postponed.
The young wrestler pulled out of the 86 kg title clsh against Iranian great Hazsan Yazdani due to an ankle injury sustained during the semifinal bout.
During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winners by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan mooted the idea of making wrestling the national sport, which received the backing of double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar.
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