India's Aman Sehrawat produced an attacking masterclass to bring home the country's first wrestling medal at the Paris Olympics. The fifth-seeded Aman trumped Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz 13-5 to clinch the bronze. (Highlights | Medal Table | Schedule & Results)
Aman Sehrawat Fetches India's First Paris Olympics Wrestling Medal
The barely-21-year-old Aman Sehrawat becomes the youngest Indian Olympic medallist ever, surpassing PV Sindhu, who was 21 years, 1 month and 14 days old when she claimed the badminton women's singles silver at Rio 2016
The barely-21-year-old Aman Sehrawat becomes the youngest Indian Olympic medallist ever, surpassing PV Sindhu, who was 21 years, 1 month and 14 days old when she claimed the badminton women's singles silver at Rio 2016
Aman led 6-3 after the first round and racked up seven more points in the next three-minute period to romp home with a memorable win.
Aman had suffered a one-sided loss to Rio 2016 silver medallist Rei Higuchi in the semi-finals. Higuchi dominated the bout and won by technical superiority (10-0) to storm into the final.
The 21-year-old Aman is the youngest freestyle wrestler at the Paris Olympics and the lone male grappler to make the cut from India.
Aman lost his parents at the age of 12, and the famed Chhatrasal stadium, where his father had enrolled him in 2013, became his second home.
He comes from the centre that has given India four Olympic medallists -- Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya.
Reetika Hooda (76kg) is the only Indian wrestler remaining in the fray now. She will be in action on Saturday, and if she manages to secure a medal, India will match its Tokyo tally.
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