Aman Sehrawat celebrates after defeating world champion Chong Song Han to win Asian Games gold. Neeraj Chauhan defeats compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 to win recurve bronze. (Img: X)
Aichi-Nagoya: India’s medal campaign at the Asian Games 2026 received another major boost as Aman Sehrawat defeated North Korea’s world champion Chong Song Han 11-7 in the men’s 57kg wrestling final. His victory delivered India’s 20th gold medal, while Neeraj Chauhan added a bronze in the men’s recurve individual event.
Nagoya: Aman Sehrawat produced a composed performance under pressure to defeat North Korea’s world champion Chong Song Han 11-7 and win the men’s 57kg wrestling gold at the Asian Games on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Indian wrestler controlled the crucial moments of the final and prevented Han from making a decisive comeback. The victory gave Sehrawat his first Asian Games gold and added another major medal to his growing international record. The result also took India’s gold medal tally at the Asian Games to 20, giving the country another major moment in its campaign in Nagoya.
The final was closely contested as Chong Song Han looked for openings against the Indian wrestler. Sehrawat stayed patient and used tactical awareness, positioning and timely scoring to protect his advantage.
The 11-7 victory was particularly significant because Han entered the bout as a world champion. Sehrawat held his nerve through the closing stages and finished the contest without allowing his opponent to overturn the deficit. The gold marks a major progression for Sehrawat, who had previously won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Before reaching the final, Sehrawat defeated Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8 in the semifinal. That victory secured his place in the gold-medal bout and set up the contest against Han.
Sehrawat carried that momentum into the final and completed his campaign with another strong performance. His success in the 57kg category has added another important chapter to his international wrestling career.
Sehrawat’s latest medal comes after a rapid rise on the international stage. He won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games before producing another landmark performance at the Paris Olympics.
His Olympic bronze made him India’s youngest Olympic medallist. The Asian Games gold now gives him a title at the continental level to go alongside his Olympic and previous Asian Games medals.
At 23, Sehrawat has already built a significant international résumé and remains one of the young names attracting attention in Indian wrestling.
Sehrawat’s gold follows another important wrestling victory for India. Sujeet Kalkal won the men’s 65kg title on Friday, adding another gold medal to India’s wrestling campaign.
The back-to-back victories have strengthened India’s presence in wrestling at the Asian Games and added to the excitement around the country’s wider medal campaign.
India also secured a medal in archery, with Neeraj Chauhan winning bronze in the men’s recurve individual event. Chauhan defeated fellow Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in an all-Indian bronze-medal contest at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on Saturday.
The match remained competitive across five sets, with both archers producing strong scores and keeping the outcome undecided until the final stage.
Chauhan started the contest strongly, winning the opening set 29-26. Bommadevara responded in the second set with a score of 28 against Chauhan’s 27 to level the match at 2-2.
Bommadevara then moved ahead by winning the third set. He scored 29 while Chauhan managed 28, putting the Indian archer behind 4-2.
Chauhan responded immediately in the fourth set. He produced a perfect 30 with scores of 10, X and 10, while Bommadevara scored 28. The result levelled the match at 4-4 and sent the contest into the decisive fifth set.
Chauhan once again delivered under pressure, scoring 29 with an X, 9 and another X. Bommadevara finished with 28, allowing Chauhan to take the final set and win the bronze 6-4.
Sehrawat’s wrestling gold and Chauhan’s archery bronze have added further momentum to India’s medal campaign at the Asian Games. While Sehrawat’s victory took India’s gold tally to 20, Chauhan’s performance added another podium finish in archery. The results also highlighted India’s medal prospects across different sporting disciplines.
For Sehrawat, the Nagoya triumph represents a clear progression from his earlier Asian Games bronze. His victory over a world champion in the final adds further significance to the achievement.
The gold also comes after his Olympic medal at Paris, making the latest success another major milestone in a career that has progressed rapidly over the past few years.
As India’s Asian Games campaign continues, Sehrawat’s gold has emerged as one of the major highlights of the country’s wrestling performance in Nagoya.
