Asian Games 2026: Aman Sehrawat Stuns World Champion to Win 57kg Final, Bags India’s Second Wrestling Gold

India’s Aman Sehrawat defeated reigning world champion Han Chong-song 11-7 to win the men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya on Saturday, securing India’s second wrestling gold at the Games.

Aman Holds Nerve in Dramatic Final

Aman looked in control early in the bout at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center, taking a 6-1 lead in the second half. However, Han fought back strongly, scoring three two-point moves to move ahead 7-6 with the final stages approaching.

With time running out, Aman produced a decisive response. He scored four points through a takedown and a roll to regain the lead at 11-7.

Han challenged the scoring, but the challenge was unsuccessful, costing North Korea another point. Aman then defended the final 30 seconds to seal the gold.

The victory made Aman the first Indian wrestler to win an Asian Games gold in the men’s 57kg freestyle category.

India Win Two Men’s Freestyle Golds

Aman’s triumph came after Sujeet Kalkal won gold in the men’s 65kg freestyle category earlier in the day.

It marked the first time since 1978 that India have won two gold medals in men’s freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games.

Sujeet defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiyev 10-9 in a dramatic final after trailing 2-9 for much of the contest. The 23-year-old produced a late surge, scoring eight unanswered points to complete the comeback.

Aman Upgrades Asian Games Medal

Aman, already an Olympic medallist with a bronze from the Paris Games, had won bronze at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

He entered the final after another comeback victory in the semi-final against Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii.

Aman trailed 2-6 after the opening period but turned the bout around by scoring 12 points in the second period while conceding only two, winning 14-8.

Earlier in the competition, he defeated Japan’s Yamato Ogawa 20-9 by technical superiority before beating Kazakhstan’s Nurdanat Aitanov 12-1 in the quarter-final.

His gold in Nagoya now adds an Asian Games title to an already impressive international medal record.