India bagged 14 Medals (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze) in the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held at Almaty, Kazakhstan from April 13-18, 2021. It is the 34th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships.
- Iran & Kazakhstan both finished at the Top Position with 17 Medals each.
- The championships took place across 3 disciplines of wrestling – MenтАЩs Freestyle, MenтАЩs Greco-Roman & WomenтАЩs Wrestling (Freestyle).
- It is organized by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
| Rank | Country | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| ┬а┬а┬а┬а 1 | Iran | 17 (Gold – 7, Silver- 5, Bronze -5) |
| Kazakhstan | 17 (Gold – 7, Silver- 5, Bronze -5) | |
| 3 | India | 14 (Gold – 5, Silver – 3, Bronze – 6) |
IndiaтАЩs Medal Winners
| Winner | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | MenтАЩs Freestyle –┬а 57 Kg | Gold |
| Vinesh Phogat | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 53 Kg | Gold |
| Anshu Malik | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 57 Kg | Gold |
| Sarita Mor | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 59 Kg | Gold |
| Divya Kakran | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 72 Kg | Gold |
| Bajrung Punia | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 65 Kg | Silver |
| Deepak Punia | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 86 Kg | Silver |
| Sakshi Malik | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 65 Kg | Silver |
| Karan Mor | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 70 Kg | Bronze |
| Narsingh Yadav | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 79 Kg | Bronze |
| Sanjeet | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 92 Kg | Bronze |
| Satyawart Kadian | MenтАЩs Freestyle – 97 Kg | Bronze |
| Pooja Sihag | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 76 Kg | Bronze |
| Seema Bisla | WomenтАЩs Freestyle – 50 Kg | Bronze |
Highlights
i.Vinesh Phogat claimed her Maiden Gold Medal in Asian Wrestling Championships. She won the Gold medal in the WomenтАЩs Freestyle 53 Kg event.
ii.Divya Kakran bagged the Gold Medal in the WomenтАЩs 72 Kg Freestyle, while Sakshi Malik bagged the Silver medal in the WomenтАЩs 65 Kg Freestyle.
iii.Sarita Mor won Gold medal in the WomenтАЩs 59 Kg Freestyle,
- She became the 1st Indian Woman to win consecutive gold medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She won the Gold Medal in the same category in the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held at New Delhi.
iv.Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged the Gold medal in the MenтАЩs 57 Kg Freestyle retained his Asian Championship Title.
- He won the Gold medal in the same category in the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships.
- He also became the Third Indian Male wrestler (after Yogeshwar Dutt and Bajrang Punia) to secure a second Asian Championships gold medal.
Recent Related News:
i.March 11, 2021, The 14-member Indian Wrestling Contingent bagged 8 medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze) at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held at Rome, Italy from March 4-7, 2021.
About┬а United World Wrestling┬а (UWW)
PresidentтАУ Nenad Lalovic
HeadquartersтАУ Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
