Sujeet, who has been unbeaten so far this year, totally dominated the men’s 65kg freestyle final against Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan to register an 8-1 win and become the first Indian since Bajrang Punia’s 2019 triumph to win the Asian Championships gold medal in this weight category.

Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Sujeet, Abhimanyou clinch gold medals as India’s medals tally swells to 14

India’s sole gold medal hope on Friday rested on Meenakshi, who had fought back from the brink in the semi-finals to reach this far. However, the 25-year-old was not at her best on Friday and went down 10-0 against China’s Jin Zhang.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Meenakshi Goyat bags silver; Sujeet, Abhimanyou & Sandeep to fight for gold

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Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Sujeet, Abhimanyou clinch gold medals as India’s medals tally swells to 14

Asian Wrestling C'hips: Meenakshi bags silver; Sujeet & others to fight for gold