Asian Wrestling Championships: Aman Sehrawat clinches India's first gold at continental event

Astana: Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships after beating Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov in the 57kg category in Astana on Thursday.

Sehrawat, who continued to impress on the senior circuit, beat Smanbekov 9-4 in the summit bout on the penultimate day of the championships.

Sehrawat, who trains at Delhi’s famed Chhatrasal Stadium, had earlier beaten Japan’s Rikuto Arai 7-1 in the quarter-final before defeating China’s Wanhao Zou 7-4 in the semi-final.

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It was the second podium finish of the 2023 season for Sehrawat, who had won a bronze at the Zagreb Open in February. He had won the U-23 World Championships last year.

Two other Indians also reached the bronze-medal round at the event on Thursday.

Deepak Kukna (79kg) and Deepak Nehra (97kg) will fight for bronze medals after losing their respective semi-finals even as Anuj Kumar (65kg) and Mulayam Yadav (70kg) could not reach the medal round.

With Sehrawat’s gold, India have won 12 medals so far in the competition. The Greco-Roman wrestlers won four medals while the women grapplers grabbed seven.

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