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Sujeet Kalkal Claims Asian Games Gold, Defeats Olympic Champion En Route
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News18•02-10-2026, 15:30
Sujeet Kalkal Claims Asian Games Gold, Defeats Olympic Champion En Route
- •Sujeet Kalkal clinched the Asian Games gold in the men’s 65kg category, marking a dominant year.
- •The 23-year-old Indian defeated an Olympic champion on his way to the title.
- •Sujeet overcame Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev in a dramatic final, recovering from a 2-9 deficit to win with eight consecutive points.
- •He began his campaign by outclassing Afghanistan’s Sayed Omar Zazai and then defeated Iran’s Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi by technical superiority.
- •In the semifinal, Sujeet prevailed against Japanese Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka.
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Sujeet Kalkal overcame a 2-9 deficit against Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev, scoring eight consecutive points in a dramatic turnaround to secure the gold medal in Nagoya.
On his way to the title, Sujeet outclassed Afghanistan’s Sayed Omar Zazai by technical superiority, defeated Iran’s Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi in the quarterfinals, and edged past Japanese Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka 3-3 on criteria in the semifinals.
Sujeet claimed the men’s 65kg freestyle gold medal at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek by defeating Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov 8-1.
