Asian Wrestling Championship: Udit Bags Silver, Abhimanyu and Vicky Claim Bronze Each

Current Context: On Thursday, April 12, 2024, at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Indian wrestlers made the country proud by winning several medals.

• Udit bagged a silver medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg category, narrowly losing 4-5 to Japan’s Kento Yumiya in the final.
• This was Udit’s second medal at the senior level, having won a silver at the UWW Ranking Series event in Tunisia in 2022.
• In the same tournament, Abhimanyu claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 70kg freestyle category by defeating Begijon Kuldashev of Uzbekistan 6-5 in the bronze medal match.
• Vicky also won a bronze medal in the men’s 97kg category by pinning down home favourite Andrey Romanovitch Aronov 10-1 in the bronze bout.
• This continues India’s good record in the 57kg category, with the country having won four Asian titles in a row through Olympic silver medallists Ravi (2020, 2021, 2022) and Aman (2023).

Question:

Q.1 How many consecutive Asian titles has India won in the 57kg category till 2023?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five