Last Updated on 11/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The Paris Olympics 2024 Games, which lasted for about three weeks, have concluded. Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics 2024 and won the bronze medal. Aman achieved this feat by defeating Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico 13-5 in the men’s freestyle 57 kg weight category. Aman is the seventh Indian wrestler to win a medal in the Olympics. Indian wrestlers have been consistently performing well in Olympic wrestling.
This is the fifth consecutive Olympics in which India has won a medal in wrestling. This series started in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Sushil Kumar was successful in creating history. Then Indian wrestlers also made a splash in London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris. After hockey (total 13 medals), India has won the most medals in wrestling in the Olympics. So far, India has won a total of 8 medals in wrestling, including two silver and six bronze medals.
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India’s first medal in wrestling was won by KD Jadhav, who won a bronze medal in bantamweight during the Helsinki Olympics (1952). After that, India got a medal in wrestling 56 years later in the Beijing Olympics (2008). Sushil then won the bronze medal. Sushil lost to Ukraine’s Andriy Stadnik in the last-16. However, luck favoured Sushil and with Stadnik reaching the final, the Indian wrestler got a chance to fight in the repechage. Sushil won the medal by winning three bouts within a few hours. Sushil won the bronze medal by defeating America’s Doug Schwab in the first round of the repechage, Belarus’ Albert Batirov in the second round and Kazakhstan’s Leonid Spirdonov in the final round.
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Along with Sushil, Yogeshwar also shined in London
After this, Sushil Kumar won the silver medal in the London Olympics (2012) while Yogeshwar Dutt won the bronze medal. Sushil entered the Olympic semi-finals for the first time by defeating Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan 3-1 in the quarter-finals and then defeated Akhzhurek Tanatarov of Kazakhstan 6-3. However, Sushil lost to Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu of Japan 0-1, 1-3 in the final.
A day before this, Yogeshwar Dutt had won the bronze medal in 60 kg. However, he lost to Russia’s Besik Kudakhov. The Russian wrestler reached the final. Yogeshwar got a chance in the repechage and after defeating Franklin Gomez of Puerto Rico and Masoud Ismailpuvar of Iran, he won the bronze medal by defeating Ri Jong Myong of North Korea in the final round.
Sakshi Malik creates history in Rio
At the Rio Olympics 2016, Sakshi Malik also lost to Valeria Koblova in the quarterfinals in women’s 58kg. The Russian wrestler reached the final and then Sakshi defeated Orkhon Purevdorj and Kazakhstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the repechage and became the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
Bajrang-Ravi’s magic worked in Tokyo
Ravi Kumar Dahiya performed brilliantly and won the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics (2020). Ravi defeated Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev through victory by fall in the semi-finals to secure the silver medal. However, in the final of the 57 kg freestyle category, Ravi had to face defeat at the hands of Russian wrestler Javur Yuguyev 4-7. Then Bajrang Punia also won the bronze medal for India. Punia defeated Kazakhstan wrestler Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match.
Let us tell you that six wrestlers from India showed their strength in the Paris Olympics. During this, Anant Panghal (women’s freestyle 53 kg) and Aman Sehrawat (men’s freestyle 57 kg) were given the fourth and sixth preference in their respective weight categories. Aman even won a medal. The remaining four Indian wrestlers – Vinesh Phogat (women’s freestyle 50 kg), Anshu Malik (women’s freestyle 57 kg), Nisha Dahiya (women’s freestyle 68 kg) and Ritika Hooda (women’s freestyle 76 kg) were not given any preference.
Will Vinesh Phogat get silver?
However, Anant Panghal, Anshu Malik, Nisha Dahiya and Ritika Hooda could not do anything special. But Vinesh Phogat managed to reach the final. However, Vinesh was disqualified because her weight was 100 grams more before the final match. The decision in Vinesh’s silver medal case is expected to come on August 13. If the decision goes in favor of Vinesh, then a silver medal will be added to India’s account in wrestling.
India’s medal winners in wrestling so far
1. KD Jadhav
Bronze Medal: Helsinki Olympics (1952)
2. Sushil Kumar
Bronze Medal: Beijing Olympics (2008)
Silver Medal: London Olympics (2012)
3. Yogeshwar Dutt
Haryana wrestler’s bet worked in the repechage
Bronze Medal: London Olympics (2012)
4. Sakshi Malik
Bronze Medal: Rio Olympics (2016)
5. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Silver Medal: Tokyo Olympics (2020)
6. Bajrang Punia
Bronze Medal: Tokyo Olympics (2020)
7. Aman Sehrawat
Bronze Medal: Paris Olympics (2024)
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)