India’s Greco‑Roman Wrestlers Bag 5 Medals at Asian Championships 2026

April 13, 2026
Current Context: The Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from April 6–12.
India’s Greco‑Roman Wrestlers Bag 5 Medals at Asian Championships 2026
  • India finished with a total of 17 medals: 2 Gold, 6 Silver, and 9 Bronze.
  • Gold medalists: Sujeet Kalkal (65kg Freestyle) and Abhimanyu Mandwal (70kg Freestyle).
  • Aman Sehrawat (61kg Freestyle) won Silver, narrowly losing 13–10 in the final.
  • Other Silvers: Mukul Dahiya (86kg Freestyle), Sandeep Mann (79kg Freestyle), Lalit Sehrawat (55kg Greco-Roman), and Nitesh (97kg Greco-Roman).
  • Bronze winners included Sunil Kumar (87kg Greco-Roman), Prince (82kg Greco-Roman), Sachin Sahrawat (67kg Greco-Roman), Dinesh (125kg Freestyle), plus 5 medals in Women’s Wrestling.
  • India’s medal spread: Men’s Freestyle – 7, Greco-Roman – 5, Women’s Wrestling – 5, showing balanced strength across all disciplines.

Question:

Q.1 Which Indian wrestlers won Gold medals in Men’s Freestyle Wrestling at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026?
a) Aman Sehrawat and Mukul Dahiya
b) Sujeet Kalkal and Abhimanyu Mandwal
c) Sandeep Mann and Lalit Sehrawat
d) Nitesh and Sunil Kumar

Answer: b) Sujeet Kalkal (65 kg Freestyle) and Abhimanyu Mandwal (70 kg Freestyle) won Gold medals.

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