Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal Reach Asian Games Finals
Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal won their wrestling semifinals at the Asian Games.
Aman beat Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8, and Antim beat Jin Zhang 6-1.
They have both reached matches where the winner can take gold.
Aman will wrestle Chong Song Han, and Antim will wrestle Moe Kiyooka.
Both Indians won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Deepak Punia and Sagar Jaglan will each compete for bronze.
Manisha Bhanwala lost her quarterfinal and cannot win a medal at these Games.
Aman Sehrawat defeated Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8 to reach the men’s freestyle 57kg final.
Antim Panghal beat China’s Jin Zhang 6-1 to reach the women’s 53kg final after earlier victories over Kazakhstan’s Shugyla Omirbek and Uzbekistan’s Sakibjamal Esbosynova.
Aman will face North Korea’s Chong Song Han, while Antim will meet Japan’s Moe Kiyooka, identified in the reports as the 2024 World Champion.
Deepak Punia lost his 97kg semifinal 8-9 to Uzbekistan’s Sherzod Poyonov, and Sagar Jaglan defeated Uzbekistan’s Razambek Jamalov 7-3 in the repechage; both will contest bronze bouts.
Manisha Bhanwala lost 0-3 to Japan’s Akari Fujinami in the women’s 65kg quarterfinal and exited the medal race.
- Who
- Indian wrestlers Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal; Deepak Punia and Sagar Jaglan also remain in medal contention.
- What
- Sehrawat and Panghal advanced to their respective Asian Games wrestling finals; Punia and Jaglan qualified for bronze bouts.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, according to the reports.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; one report identifies the dateline as Nagoya.
- Why
- The finalists are competing for Asian Games gold and a chance to improve on their bronze medals from the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
Athletes competing for medals
Their opponents
Men’s 57kg final
Athletes competing for medals
Aman Sehrawat advanced with a 14-8 semifinal victory and is seeking gold.
Their opponents
North Korea’s Chong Song Han will oppose Sehrawat in the final.
Women’s 53kg final
Athletes competing for medals
Antim Panghal advanced with a 6-1 semifinal victory and is seeking gold.
Their opponents
Japan’s Moe Kiyooka will oppose Panghal in the final.
- Aman Sehrawat
- Won the men’s freestyle 57kg semifinal 14-8 against Aiaal Belolyubskii.
- Aman’s final
- He is scheduled to face North Korea’s Chong Song Han.
- Antim Panghal
- Won the women’s 53kg semifinal 6-1 against Jin Zhang.
- Antim’s final
- She is scheduled to face Japan’s Moe Kiyooka; reports identify Kiyooka as the 2024 World Champion.
- Previous Asian Games medals
- Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal both won bronze at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
- Bronze bouts
- Deepak Punia (men’s 97kg) and Sagar Jaglan (men’s 74kg) remain in contention for bronze.
- Manisha Bhanwala
- Lost 0-3 to Akari Fujinami in the women’s 65kg quarterfinal and exited the medal race.
