The Indian men\u2019s squash team comprising Velavan Senthilkumar, Veer Chotrani, Abhay Singh and Suraj Kumar Chand secured the bronze medal after losing 2-1 to Malaysia in the semifinal at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cCongratulations to Velavan Senthilkumar, Veer Chotrani, Abhay Singh and Suraj Kumar Chand on winning the Bronze Medal in the Men\u2019s Team event in Squash at the Asian Games 2026. Your determined efforts have earned India a place on the podium. My best wishes to the entire team for many more successes ahead,\u201d President Murmu posted on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India fell behind early in the semifinal after Abhay Singh, the individual silver medallist, lost 3-0 to Malaysia\u2019s Eain Yow, who had won the men\u2019s singles gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veer Chotrani then brought India back into the contest with a 3-0 win over Sanjay Jeeva, winning 11-4, 11-8, and 11-5 to level the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Velavan Senthilkumar took on Ameeshenraj Chandaran in the deciding match and won the opening game 12-10, but the Malaysian fought back to win the next three games, 11-6, 11-8, and 11-9, and sealed Malaysia\u2019s place in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
President Murmu also congratulated Nitesh Siwach for his silver medal in the men\u2019s 97 kg Greco-Roman wrestling event, which marked a historic achievement for Indian wrestling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHeartiest congratulations to Nitesh on winning the Silver Medal in the Men\u2019s 97 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling at the Asian Games 2026. A historic performance that ends 64 years after an Indian reached the final of this event at these Games! May this mark the beginning of many more memorable victories ahead,\u201d she posted on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nitesh became the first Indian since Maruti Mane at the 1962 Asian Games to reach a Greco-Roman wrestling final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian produced dominant performances in the knockout stages, defeating Turkmenistan\u2019s Amanberdi Agamammedov 7-1 in the quarterfinals before beating Mongolia\u2019s Ganbaataryn Gankhuyag 9-0 in the semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nitesh became the first Indian since Maruti Mane at the 1962 Asian Games to reach a Greco-Roman wrestling final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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