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Nitesh Siwach Secures Silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling at Asian Games 2026
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 17:20
Nitesh Siwach Secures Silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling at Asian Games 2026
- •Nitesh Siwach won a silver medal in the men's 97kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games 2026.
- •Siwach faced Japan's Yuri Nakazato in the final, conceding the bout 0:4.
- •Yuri Nakazato secured points through pushing Nitesh out of bounds and for passivity, ultimately winning 4:0.
- •This marks India's second medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Games, following Sunil Kumar's bronze.
- •Mansi Ahlawat competed for bronze in women's 62kg Greco-Roman wrestling but lost 2:5 to Mongolia's Altjin Togtok.
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Nitesh Siwach faced Japan's Yuri Nakazato in the final, ultimately conceding the bout 0:4 to settle for the silver medal.
This marked India's second medal in the Greco-Roman wrestling discipline at the ongoing Games, following Sunil Kumar's bronze medal win on Wednesday.
Mansi Ahlawat lost her bronze medal match 2:5 against Mongolia's Altjin Togtok after the Mongolian secured three technical points in the dying seconds of the match.
