Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Aman Sehrawat Wins Asian Games Gold Against World Champion
Aman Sehrawat won a wrestling gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
He beat North Korea’s world champion Han Chong Song by a score of 11-7.
Han came back during the match, but Sehrawat regained the lead and held on to win.
Earlier, Sehrawat had also come from behind to win his semifinal.
He beat Japan’s Yamato Ogawa and Kazakhstan’s Nurdanat Aitanov on the way to the final.
Accounts differ about the score of his first match and how far ahead he was early in the final.
This was Sehrawat’s first Asian Games gold, after he won bronze in 2023.
He also has a bronze medal from the Paris Olympics.
Another Indian wrestler, Sujeet Kalkal, won gold in the 65kg event.
Aman Sehrawat defeated North Korea’s reigning world champion Han Chong Song 11-7 to win the men’s freestyle 57kg gold at the 2026 Asian Games.
Reports describe Sehrawat’s lead during the final differently: one says he led 4-1 in the opening period, while another says he was ahead 6-1 before Han rallied to 7-6.
Sehrawat reached the final by beating Japan’s Yamato Ogawa and Kazakhstan’s Nurdanat Aitanov; reports differ on whether his opening-round win over Ogawa was 20-0 or 20-9.
In the semifinal, Sehrawat came back from a 2-6 deficit to defeat Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8.
The win upgraded Sehrawat’s 2023 Asian Games bronze to gold; Sujeet Kalkal also won men’s freestyle 65kg gold, and reports said India’s gold tally reached 20.
- Who
- Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat and North Korean wrestler Han Chong Song.
- What
- Sehrawat won the men’s freestyle 57kg gold by defeating Han 11-7.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; one report names the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center as the venue.
- Why
- Sehrawat won the final bout to claim the Asian Games gold medal.
Early lead in the final
Early lead in the final
Different descriptions of the score
Early lead in the final
One account says Sehrawat led 4-1 in the opening period.
Early lead in the final
Another account says Sehrawat was 6-1 ahead before Han’s comeback. The reports do not reconcile the difference.
- Event
- Men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling
- Final result
- Aman Sehrawat defeated Han Chong Song 11-7
- Semifinal
- Sehrawat beat Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8 after trailing 2-6
- Age
- Sehrawat was 23
- Previous Asian Games medal
- Bronze at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games
- Other Indian wrestling gold
- Sujeet Kalkal won the men’s freestyle 65kg title
- Opening-round score discrepancy
- Reports give Sehrawat’s win over Yamato Ogawa as either 20-0 or 20-9
- India’s gold tally
- Reports said the result took India’s Asian Games gold tally to 20
Sources
Aman Sehrawat wins gold medal in Men's freestyle 57kg wrestling
Asian Games 2026: Aman Sehrawat creates history, wins India’s first Asian Games gold in men’s 57kg wrestling
Asian Games 2026: Aman Sehrawat clinches men’s freestyle 57kg gold
Asian Games: Aman Sehrawat beats world champion Chong Song Han, takes India’s gold tally to 20 - Telegraph India
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