Talented Aman Sehrawat lived up to expectations, bagging the men’s 57kg Freestyle bronze medal at the Olympics with a commanding victory over Darian Toi Cruz in Paris .
The win brings some cheer to the Indian wrestling contingent that has been rocked by controversies.
The 21-year-old Under-23 World champion was the lone Indian male wrestler to qualify for the Paris Games and he did not disappoint, winning the bronze play-off 13-5 at the Champ de Mars Arena.
Sushil Kumar broke the glass ceiling by winning the bronze in Beijing (2008), and since then Yogeshwar Dutt (2012), Sakshi Malik (2016), Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia (2021) have kept the tradition intact.
The bronze gave India its sixth medal and move them closer to the Tokyo Games tally of seven.
Later apeaking to ANI Aman said, “I am very happy and I can’t still believe that I have won a medal for the country at the Olympics…”
Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi tweeted congratulations on X
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 9, 2024
