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Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat clinched a Bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning India's first medal in wrestling. Following his win, Sehrawat said that he still couldn't believe that he won a medal for his country. He also said that he was hoping for the gold medal but was still happy to bag the bronze in the wrestling event.

"I am very happy and I still can't believe that I have won a medal for the country at the Olympics... I was hoping for the gold but I am happy with bronze as well...," Aman said.

The 21-year-old wrestler, who made his Olympic debut, further called it a 'speechless' moment when he stood at the podium. He mentioned that his next target will to prepare for the 2026 Asian Games and 2028 Olympics.

"It was a speechless moment when I stood on the podium... from today, my next target will be to prepare for the 2028 Olympics and 2026 Asian Games," he added.

During the match, the Puerto Rican grappler initially gained the lead by securing a point with a single-leg hold. However, Aman came back strong, scoring points by targeting Darian Cruz's shoulders.

After Darian Cruz took the lead with a two-point move, Aman regained control.

With 37 seconds left, Aman secured additional points and won the bout with technical superiority as Darian Cruz attempted a desperate move and conceded another point.

'We're Expecting Gold': Coach Of Aman Sehrawat

National Wrestling Coach Jagmander Singh, following the win by Aman Sehrawat, said that they were expecting a gold but had to settle for third place.

"The performance was good. We were expecting gold but we had to settle for the bronze. But I promise in the coming time we will win gold medals for the country... Aman has promised that he will win gold in the future...," Jagmander Singh said.

National wrestling coach Virender Singh revealed that Aman gained 4 and a half kgs after his semi-final bout following which he started training to lose it.

"We are happy... Aman stood on the expectations of the people of the country... Yesterday evening when the wrestling was over, Aman's weight had increased by about 4 and a half kg. After which we trained for one and a half hours, rested for 1 hour and then did a session of treadmill, sauna bath...," Virendra Dahiya said.