Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Nitesh Siwach Reaches Asian Games Final, Mansi Fights for Bronze
Nitesh Siwach won two wrestling matches and reached the Asian Games final.
He beat a wrestler from Mongolia by scoring nine points without giving up any.
He will now compete against Japan’s Yuri Nakazato for the gold medal.
India has not won an Asian Games Greco-Roman gold medal since Ganpat Andalkar won in 1962.
Mansi Ahlawat lost her semifinal match to Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki.
She can still win a bronze medal in her next match against Mongolia’s Altjin Togtokh.
Sumit and Aman Baroniya lost their quarterfinal matches.
Sunil Kumar had already won a bronze medal for India in another Greco-Roman weight class.
Nitesh Siwach defeated Mongolia’s Gankhuyang Ganbaatar 9-0 by technical superiority to reach the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman final.
Siwach had earlier beaten Turkmenistan’s Amanberdi Agamammedov 7-1 in the quarterfinals after entering directly at that stage.
Siwach will face Japan’s Yuri Nakazato, with a chance to win India’s first Asian Games Greco-Roman gold since 1962.
Mansi Ahlawat lost 0-6 to Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki in the women’s 62kg semifinal and will wrestle Mongolia’s Altjin Togtokh for bronze.
Sumit and Aman Baroniya were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Sunil Kumar had already won an 87kg Greco-Roman bronze.
- Who
- Indian wrestlers Nitesh Siwach, Mansi Ahlawat, Sumit, Aman Baroniya and Sunil Kumar, along with their named opponents.
- What
- Siwach reached the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman final, Ahlawat advanced to the 62kg bronze-medal bout, and Sumit and Baroniya were eliminated.
- When
- Thursday, October 1, according to the reports.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya, including the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.
- Why
- Siwach is pursuing India’s first Asian Games Greco-Roman gold medal, while Ahlawat is competing for bronze.
- Siwach’s semifinal
- Defeated Mongolia’s Gankhuyang Ganbaatar 9-0 by technical superiority.
- Siwach’s quarterfinal
- Defeated Turkmenistan’s Amanberdi Agamammedov 7-1.
- Siwach’s final opponent
- Japan’s Yuri Nakazato.
- Historical significance
- The reports say Siwach is the first Indian to reach a Greco-Roman Asian Games final since 1962.
- India’s record
- India has won four Greco-Roman bronze medals at the Asian Games and no gold medals, according to the reports.
- Ahlawat’s bronze bout
- She will face Mongolia’s Altjin Togtokh after losing 0-6 to Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki.
- Other Indian results
- Sumit and Aman Baroniya lost in the quarterfinals; Sunil Kumar won an 87kg bronze.
