NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday by defeating Darian Toi Cruz from Puerto Rico. The final score of the bout was 13-5 in favor of Sehrawat.
This victory brings India’s medal tally to six, with five bronze and one silver. The silver medal was clinched by Neeraj Chopra in the javelin throw event on Thursday.
This victory brings India’s medal tally to six, with five bronze and one silver. The silver medal was clinched by Neeraj Chopra in the javelin throw event on Thursday.
Sehrawat’s triumph continues the legacy of Indian wrestlers bringing home medals from the Olympic Games since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Sushil Kumar had also won a bronze medal.
In the semifinal bout on Thursday, Sehrawat had faced a defeat against the top-seeded Japanese wrestler Rei Higuchi, which led him to the bronze-medal match against Darian Cruz.
