Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg category at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Sehrawat defeated North Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7 in the gold-medal bout to secure the top position on the podium. He had previously won bronze in the same category at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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Aman Sehrawat won gold in men’s freestyle 57kg.
He defeated North Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7 in the final.
Sehrawat upgraded his Hangzhou bronze to gold.
Antim Panghal won silver in women’s 53kg.
India finished the Asian Games 2026 wrestling competition with six medals.
The 23-year-old Indian produced a strong comeback in the final after Han briefly moved ahead in the second period. Sehrawat regained the lead late in the bout and sealed the 11-7 victory.
The gold was India’s second wrestling gold at the 2026 Asian Games, following Sujeet Kalkal’s victory in the men’s freestyle 65kg category. India eventually finished the wrestling competition with six medals.
Earlier on Saturday, Antim Panghal won silver in the women’s 53kg category after losing 1-9 to Japan’s Moe Kiyooka in the final. Panghal had won bronze in the same category at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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Why This Matters
Sehrawat’s victory gives India another wrestling gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and marks an upgrade from his previous bronze-medal finish in the category.
