Aman Sehrawat
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has brought great news for India. Aman has won the bronze medal for India in the 57 kg weight category. Aman won the bronze medal by defeating Puerto Rico wrestler Darian Toi Cruz 13-5. Let us tell you, Aman has been an Asian champion and has also won gold in the Under-23 World Championship. With this medal of Aman, the number of medals of India in the Paris Olympics has increased to 6. This includes 5 bronze and 1 silver medal. This is India’s first medal from wrestling in the Paris Olympics. India was looking for a medal in wrestling, which Aman has fulfilled. Earlier, everyone expected a gold medal from Vinesh Phogat, but she was disqualified before the gold medal match due to being overweight. In such a situation, this medal of Aman has brought relief news for India in wrestling.
Indian wrestler’s dominance continues
Aman had to face a crushing defeat in the semi-finals from Japan’s Rei Higuchi by a margin of 0-10. However, he put pressure from the beginning in the bronze medal match and did not give much chance to Darian Toi Cruz. In the end, Aman showed amazing game and converted the lead into a score of 13-5. In this way, Aman Sehrawat’s medal has kept the glory of India’s wrestling intact in the Olympics. Let us tell you, since 2008, India has won medals in wrestling in 5 consecutive Olympics. After hockey, India’s maximum 8 Olympic medals have come from wrestling. For the first time in the history of Olympics, KD Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling for India in 1952. After this, India did not get a medal in wrestling for 56 years and then Sushil Kumar ended this drought by winning a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since then, Indian wrestlers have been winning medals continuously in the Olympics.
PM congratulated
On the first medal in wrestling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated wrestler Aman for his victory. PM wrote, “Our wrestlers have made us even more proud! Congratulations to Aman Sehrawat for winning the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 57 kg at the Paris Olympics. His dedication and perseverance are clearly visible. The whole country is celebrating this remarkable achievement.”
