Asian Games 2026: Nitesh Siwach claims Silver in men’s 97kg Greco Roman

October 1, 2026 5:04 PM

Asian Games 2026: Nitesh Siwach claims Silver in men’s 97kg Greco Roman

Nitesh Siwach came within one bout of ending India’s 64-year wait for a Greco-Roman wrestling gold at the Asian Games, but had to settle for silver after Japan’s Yuri Nakazato won the men’s 97 kg final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center on Thursday. With the achievement, Nitesh became only the second Indian Greco-Roman wrestler in history to reach an Asian Games final, 64 years after Maruti Mane, who won the silver medal in the same weight category at the 1962 Asian Games. While Nakaza...

Asian Games 2026: Sunil to fight for bronze; Nisha Dahiya loses opening round

September 30, 2026 10:00 AM

Asian Games 2026: Sunil to fight for bronze; Nisha Dahiya loses opening round

India's Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar was left to fight for a bronze medal after losing his men's 87kg semifinals by technical superiority to Japan's Taizo Yoshida while Nisha Dahiya was yet again shut out by North Korea's Sol Gum Pak in Nagoya on Wednesday. Sunil, the bronze medal winner at Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, began with a confident technical superiority win over Tajikistan's Muhammad Sultonzoda but was no match to the Japanese World Championship bronze medallist. Against Sulto...