India's Dahiya loses 7-point lead after injury, drops women's wrestling quarterfinal to North Korean

India's Nisha Nisha, bottom, reacts after the women's freestyle 68kg wrestling quarterfinal match against North Korea's Sol Gum Pak at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France.

India's Nisha Nisha, bottom, reacts after the women's freestyle 68kg wrestling quarterfinal match against North Korea's Sol Gum Pak at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


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PARIS — India's Nisha Dahiya had just taken an 8-1 lead in her 68-kilogram Olympic quarterfinal against North Korea's Pak Sol-gum before a series of arm and hand injuries became too much to overcome. Pak scored nine points in the final minute to advance to the semifinals. There were three injury stoppages. On the second, with 33 seconds left, Dahiya still led 8-2. Pak scored six quick points and tied the score with 12 seconds remaining. Dahiya's right shoulder was attended to during yet another stoppage.

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