Indian Wrestlers To Win Medals At The Olympics Ft. Aman Sehrawat

Paris Olympics 2024: India's star wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal in wrestling as he defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Toi Cruz at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.

Aman, who was the youngest male wrestler at the ongoing quadrennial event, lost in the semifinal against the top-seeded, Japan's Rei Higuchi earlier this week.

Who is Aman Sehrawat, India's bronze medalist at the Paris 2024 Games?

Aman grabbed headlines as he became the first Indian wrestler to have won a gold medal the the U-23 wrestling championships.

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He attributes his success to two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, who is also his inspiration. He did lose his parents at a young age but then his grandfather Mangeram Sehrawat brought him up.

Aman usually trains at the Chhatrasaal stadium in Delhi, which has produced several Olympic medalists. Aman has won gold medals in multiple championships and has also proved why he is considered an upcoming talent in this sport.

Aman's achievements:

1.19th Asian Games (2023) - Bronze

2.2023 Senior Asian Championships - Gold

3.2022 U23 World Championship - Gold

4.2022 U23 Asian Championship - Gold

5.2022 U20 Asian Championship - Bronze

6.2024 Ranking Series, Zagreb Open - Gold

7.2024 Ranking Series, Polyak Imre & Vargo Janos Memorial - Silver

8.2023 Ranking Series, Zagreb Open - Bronze

9.2022 Ranking Series, Zouhaier Sghaier - Silver

10.2022 Ranking Series, Yasar Dogu - Bronze

11.2022 Ranking Series, Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov – Silver