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- Suchika Tariyal lost her mixed martial arts semifinal match against Hui Hoon Teo at the Asian Games after the bout resulted in a draw.
- Tournament rules determined the winner based on morning weigh-in results, with Teo advancing due to a lower weight.
- India challenged the initial result, which led to a secondary review that confirmed the draw.
- This bronze medal marks India's first-ever medal in the sport of mixed martial arts at the Asian Games.
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Nikhil Kunder
MMA Sports Federation president
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“The Singapore team had an option to either counter-arbitrate where three more judges would come in and score the bout again or go for the weight that was taken in the morning weigh-ins. That's the rule of IMMAF”
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…the earlier three) to conduct the arbitration and scored the bout again. When those three new judges came, the bout was scored a draw," Kunder told news PTI. He said Singapore then had two options under IMMAF rules. " The Singapore team had an option to either counter-arbitrate where three more judges would come in and score the bout again or go for the weight that was taken in the morning weigh-ins. That's the rule of IMMAF (International Mixed Martial Arts Federation)." Kunder said Suchika weighed around 59.2kg during the morning weigh-in, while Teo weighed 58.5kg, which gave the Singaporean the win after the bout was declared a draw.…
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