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Asian Games: Milkman Nitesh ends India's 64-year wait with historic wrestling silver!
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:33
Asian Games: Milkman Nitesh ends India's 64-year wait with historic wrestling silver!
- •Nitesh Siwach won a historic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games.
- •This medal ends India's 64-year wait for a medal in this wrestling category, with the last one in 1962.
- •Nitesh, from Jagasi village in Sonepat, Haryana, previously sold milk door-to-door after a knee injury forced him to quit wrestling.
- •His father, Anand Siwach, encouraged him to return to the sport after his recovery.
- •Nitesh defeated Amanberdi Agamamedov of Turkmenistan 7-1 in the quarter-final and Gankhuyag Ganbaatar of Mongolia 9-0 in the semi-final to reach the final.
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At the 2026 Asian Games, Indian Greco-Roman wrestler Nitesh won a historic silver medal in the 97 kg weight category, ending India's 64-year-long wait for a medal in this specific wrestling category.
After recovering from a serious knee injury and surgery that initially forced him to quit wrestling, Nitesh helped his father sell milk door-to-door in Panipat. Encouraged by his parents and driven by his father's unfulfilled dream, he returned to the wrestling arena and eventually made his debut at the Asian Games.
In a thrilling final at the 2026 Asian Games, Japan's Yuri Nakazato won the gold medal against Indian wrestler Nitesh, who finished with the silver.
