Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat from Goa has finally changed the color of his medal at the Asian Games. At the age of 23, he won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling category. In the semi-finals on Saturday, he defeated the world champion from North Korea, Chong Song Han, with a score of 11:7.
Aman demonstrated brilliant tactics in the match and successfully parried all attempts by Han to bypass him. Despite the efforts of the North Korean wrestler, Aman managed to maintain control throughout the entire match.
Before the final, Aman beat Ayal Belolubsky from Tajikistan with a score of 14:8 in the semi-final. This victory allowed him to compete for gold at the Asian Games for the first time, which he ultimately won in the final.
Previously, Aman had won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023, but now he has replaced it with gold. Meanwhile, Sujit Kalkal won gold in the men's 65 kg weight category, indicating India's excellent performance in wrestling.
Aman Sehrawat's journey was full of difficulties. He lost his mother at the age of 10, and a year later, his father passed away. After this, he was supported by his uncles. Aman's wrestling career began on the dusty training grounds of Birohara in Haryana, and later he moved to the Chatrasal stadium in Delhi, where under the guidance of coach Lalit Kumar, his skills significantly improved. His wrestling style is characterized by high speed, an aggressive approach, and constant movement.
Aman achieved significant success early in his career: in 2018 and 2019, he won bronze at the U-17 World Championships, and in 2019, he won gold at the U-17 Asian Championships. In 2022, he was the gold medalist at the World Championships and the U-23 Asian Championships.
In May 2024, at the Olympic qualification tournament in Istanbul, he secured an Olympic quota spot for India in the men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling category. Before the Beijing Olympics, he trained for about eight hours daily.
At the 2024 Beijing Olympics, Aman won a bronze medal, becoming India's youngest individual Olympic medalist. However, his path remained challenging after Beijing. Due to an injury, he could not participate in the Asian Championships. After that, he won bronze at a ranking tournament in Mongolia and, in less than three weeks, won gold at an international tournament in Turkey in June 2025.
At the 2025 World Championships, he was disqualified before the bout due to stomach problems and could not make weight. Now, by defeating the world champion at the Asian Games, Aman has achieved another major accomplishment, adding to his collection an Olympic bronze and an Asian Games gold medal.