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Sujeet Kalkal Claims Asian Games Gold, Defeats Olympic Champion in Thrilling Final
- •Sujeet Kalkal secured the Asian Games gold medal in the men's 65kg category, marking a dominant year for the 23-year-old.
- •He overcame an Olympic champion in the semifinal and other strong rivals from Iran and Japan on his path to the final.
- •In a dramatic final match against Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Sujeet rallied from a 2-9 deficit to score eight consecutive points and clinch a sensational victory.
- •Sujeet began his campaign by defeating Afghanistan's Sayed Omar Zazai and then delivered a flawless performance against Iran's Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi in the quarterfinal.
- •He advanced to the final after prevailing against Japanese Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka in a closely contested semifinal.
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Sujeet Kalkal claimed the men's 65kg Asian Games gold by staging a dramatic comeback in the final against Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev, where he overcame a 2-9 deficit by scoring eight consecutive points for a sensational victory. Along the way, he also defeated Afghanistan's Sayed Omar Zazai, Iran's Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi, and Japanese Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka.
Sujeet began his campaign by outclassing Afghanistan's Sayed Omar Zazai 13-3 by technical superiority, followed by a clinical quarterfinal win against Iran's Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi. He then prevailed 3-3 on criteria against Japanese Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka in the semifinal before overcoming Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 in the final.
In the final against Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Sujeet fell behind 2-9 before mounting a dramatic turnaround by scoring eight points in a row to secure the gold medal.
