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Mansi, Yamini Advance to Quarterfinals in Wrestling and Judo at Asian Games 2026
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News18•01-10-2026, 09:00
Mansi, Yamini Advance to Quarterfinals in Wrestling and Judo at Asian Games 2026
- •Indian wrestlers Mansi and Aman, along with judoka Yamini Mourya, secured their spots in the quarterfinals of their respective events at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.
- •Mansi, a former World Championships bronze medallist, defeated Kazakhstan’s Irina Kuznetsova 6-1 in the women’s 62kg Round of 16 and will face South Korea’s Jo Su-been next.
- •Aman staged a remarkable comeback to beat Mongolia’s Borgil Tuvshinbaatar 8-6 in the men’s Greco-Roman 77kg Round of 16, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Qatar’s Asian champion Shahin Badaghimofrad.
- •Yamini Mourya advanced to the women’s 57kg quarterfinals in judo by defeating Qatar’s Fatena Bu-Qahoos by ippon and will compete against Mongolia’s Ariunzaya Terbish.
- •Sumit Dalal narrowly lost his men’s Greco-Roman 60kg quarterfinal but remains in contention for repechage, while India secured a medal in men’s Sepaktakraw by reaching the semifinals.
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Wrestlers Mansi and Aman advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective events at the Asian Games 2026.
Yamini Mourya progressed to the women's 57kg quarterfinals after defeating Qatar's Fatena Bu-Qahoos by ippon.
Sumit Dalal suffered a narrow defeat against Iran's Sajjad Abbaspourragani in the quarterfinals, but remains in contention for the repechage.
