New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India signed off their campaign with two silver and a bronze medal to take their overall tally to 17 medals, including two gold, in the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. With an overall tally of two gold, six silver, and nine bronze medals, India finished second in the table behind Asian superpower Iran.The Indian freestyle wrestlers finished with two gold, three silver, and two bronze medals, while the women bagged one silver and fo…
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Former U-23 Asian Championships Bronze medallist Lalit will be challenging for gold in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, while two more Indian wrestlers will be aiming for the bronze medal in their respective weight categories.The 23-year-old Lalit dominated China’s Huoying Shi in the semifinals to register an 11-3 victory before Aman (77kg Greco Roman) and former champion Sunil Kumar (87kg G…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat and U23 world champion will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, a city that hosted the competition in 2018 and 2024. The event, which will follow a two-day format for the first time, will begin on Monday with Greco-Roman, followed by women’s wrestling and then freestyle.Close to 350 wrestlers are competing for the 30 gold medals on offer. A total of 30 Indian wrestlers – 10 each for wom…