Indian Wrestling

October 1, 2026 10:59 AM

Asian Games: Nitesh Siwach eyes historic Greco-Roman gold, Mansi Ahlawat in bronze medal bout

Nitesh Siwach is now just one win away from giving India its first-ever Asian Games gold in Greco-Roman wrestling as he powered into the men's 97kg final with a dominant technical-superiority win, while Mansi Ahlawat will fight for a bronze in the women's 62kg in Nagoya on Thursday. Sumit (60kg) and Aman Baroniya (77kg) were eliminated from the medal race, with both Greco Roman wrestlers falling in the quarterfinals. Nitesh, who has already secured India's best-ever Greco-Roman finish at the A...

October 1, 2026 12:43 AM

Asian Games: President Murmu congratulates Kapil Pokhariya, Sunil Kumar on bronze medals

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday congratulated Indian boxers Kapil Pokhariya and wrestler Sunil Kumar after they secured bronze medals at the Asian Games 2026. Kapil claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 90 kg boxing event after losing 1-4 to reigning world champion Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan in the semifinal. Kapil made a bright start and found success with combinations during the opening round, but Turabek’s speed, physicality and accuracy gradually shifted the contest in hi...

September 30, 2026 4:25 PM

Sunil Kumar wins second consecutive Asian Games bronze

Sunil Kumar became the first Indian Greco Roman wrestler to win two Asian Games medals after clinching a bronze in the men's 87kg with a technical superiority win over Philippines' Roberts Callum Johnston on the opening day of the wrestling competition, in Nagoya Wednesday. Locking his rival's right arm, Sunil effected two take downs to quickly open up a 4-0 lead. A defensive Johnston was put on ground in 'Par Terre' position from where Sunil made more scoring moves to finish the bout in the fi...