Antim produced a dominant run through the knockout rounds to become only the third Indian woman wrestler to reach an Asian Games final. The Hangzhou 2022 bronze medallist began her campaign with a 9-0 victory over Kazakhstan\u2019s Shugyla Omirbek before dispatching Uzbekistan\u2019s Sakibjamal Esbosynova 8-0 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She then defeated China\u2019s Jin Zhang 6-1 in the semifinal, recovering from a 0-1 deficit to score six unanswered points and book her place in the title clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Antim will face Japan\u2019s Moe Kiyooka in the final at 4:02 p.m. IST. Her qualification for the summit bout puts her alongside Geetika Jakhar and Vinesh Phogat as the only Indian women to have reached an Asian Games wrestling final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aman also produced a comeback victory to secure his place in the men\u2019s 57kg freestyle final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian began the day with a 20-9 technical superiority win over Japan\u2019s Yamato Ogawa before beating Kazakhstan\u2019s Nurdanat Aitanov 12-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal against Tajikistan\u2019s Aiaal Belolyubskii, Aman trailed 2-6 after the opening period but turned the contest around spectacularly, scoring 12 points in the second period while conceding only two to win 14-8. He will wrestle North Korea\u2019s Chong Song Han for gold at 2:44 p.m. IST.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Sagar Jaglan and Deepak Punia, the day ended with bronze-medal opportunities after both suffered defeats in the later stages of their respective draws.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sagar, who had beaten Mongolia\u2019s Tulga Tumur-Ochir 8-1 in the pre-quarterfinals, was stopped by Iran\u2019s Yones Emamichoghaei in the quarterfinals, losing 0-10 by technical superiority. He returned to the mat in the bronze-medal bracket and defeated Uzbekistan\u2019s Razambek Jamalov 7-3 to earn a place in the bronze-medal bout in the men\u2019s freestyle 74kg category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deepak opened his men\u2019s freestyle 97kg campaign with a 12-2 victory over China\u2019s Zhou Junpeng before advancing to the semifinals via forfeit when Hong Kong China\u2019s Li Wui Fung Vincent failed to appear for their quarterfinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His semifinal against Uzbekistan\u2019s Sherzod Poyonov went down to the wire, with Deepak eventually losing 8-9. He will now have an opportunity to finish the competition with a bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deepak opened his men\u2019s freestyle 97kg campaign with a 12-2 victory over China\u2019s Zhou Junpeng before advancing to the semifinals via forfeit when Hong Kong China\u2019s Li Wui Fung Vincent failed to appear for their quarterfinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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