Olympic Medallist Aman Sehrawat Storms To Gold At Budapest Ranking Series 2026

Olympic medallist Aman Sehrawat storms to gold at Budapest Ranking Series 2026 (Image Source: IANS)

U23 Asian Champion Aman Sehrawat: India's Olympic bronze medallist and U23 Asian Champion Aman Sehrawat delivered a commanding performance to clinch the gold medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the Polyák Imre, Varga János & Kozma István Memorial Senior Ranking Tournament 2026 in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday.

Continuing his impressive form on the global circuit, Aman Sehrawat outclassed Georgia’s Roberti Dingashvili with a decisive 13-3 victory by technical superiority in the championship bout.

The 22-year-old freestyle wrestler, who made history as India’s youngest-ever individual Olympic medallist at the Paris Games, added another prestigious title to his growing international resume, which also includes being India’s first-ever U23 World Wrestling Champion.

The Indian national contingent's medal tally expanded in the 61kg freestyle category as Deepak secured a hard-fought bronze medal. In a high-scoring tactical encounter, Deepak showed immense grit to edge out Azerbaijan’s Nuraddin Novruzov 9-8 in the third-place play-off.

Meanwhile, the Indian squad remains in the hunt for two more podium finishes in the 65kg freestyle division. Kumar Mohit is set to clash with Kazakhstan's Nachyn Kuular in his bronze medal match, while compatriot Vishal Kaliraman will square off against another Kazakh wrestler, Ossumzhan Dastanbek, in his respective third-place play-off.

The contingent will look to build on this momentum on Thursday as action resumes in the remaining men's freestyle weight categories, 79kg, 92kg, 97kg, and 125kg. Additionally, India's women's wrestling campaign will kick off tomorrow, featuring opening-round competition in the 50kg and 55kg weight divisions.

Meanwhile, in the semifinals of the 86kg, Rakhim Magamadov (FRA) moved into the 86kg final after a 10-0 win over Nan Cao (CHN) using leg lace to score his points. He seemed injured at the end and needed medical assistance. He will, if healthy, wrestle Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) for the gold medal after the Georgian defeated compatriot Tornike Samkharadze (GEO), 12-4.

In the 74kg semifinals, Feng Lu (CHN) had a stepout in the final seconds of the bout against Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) to complete a stunning 2-2 criteria win and advance to the final. He will now face former 70kg world champion Nurkozha Kaipanov (KAZ), who got the better of Muhammed Besir (TUR). Besir led 2-2 on criteria, but Kaipanov got on the legs and scored exposure for two points, a counter from Besir made it 4-4 criteria lead for Besir. However, Kaipanov did not let go of his hold and exposed Besir again to win 6-4. Besir challenged the scoring but lost it to add one more point to Kaipanov's score.

Indian medallists & results summary:

In the 74kg semifinals, Feng Lu (CHN) had a stepout in the final seconds of the bout against Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) to complete a stunning 2-2 criteria win and advance to the final. He will now face former 70kg world champion Nurkozha Kaipanov (KAZ), who got the better of Muhammed Besir (TUR). Besir led 2-2 on criteria, but Kaipanov got on the legs and scored exposure for two points, a counter from Besir made it 4-4 criteria lead for Besir. However, Kaipanov did not let go of his hold and exposed Besir again to win 6-4. Besir challenged the scoring but lost it to add one more point to Kaipanov's score.

61kg Freestyle (Bronze): Deepak (Defeated Nuraddin Novruzov of Azerbaijan, 9-8)

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