Sehrawat loses semifinal bout

Wrestler will have to fight for bronze in play-off bout

Young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat lost to Japanese topseed Rei Higuchi in the 57kg free-style semifinal bout as the country's hopes of winning a gold from wrestling suffered a big blow at the Olympics here on Thursday.

The 21-year-old Aman will now play for the bronze medal.

Aman, who had raised hopes of securing a place in the final following two big victories against celebrated opponents in the earlier rounds, was no match for the 28-year-old Higuchi -- the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist as the Japanese toyed with the Indian to stamp his technical superiority with a 10-0 win in just over two minutes.