Sehrawat Secures Bronze in Paris: India's Wrestling Star Shines at 2024 Olympics

Aman a 21-year-old boy, claimed a medal in the Olympics. India is proud of that player. He gave an excellent performance in that event. This match was done on August 9, Friday.

He belongs to the Sehrawat Jat family of Birohar in Jjhajar district of Haryana. Both parents died at a young age due to different health problems. The first step in wrestling, he participated in a panchayat clay wrestling competition. Inspired by Sushil Kumar's silver medal win at the 2012 Olympics, he joined Delhi's Chatrasal Stadium at the age of 10. He trained under coach Lalit Kumar and won his first national championship title in 2021. In 2022, he won a gold medal in the Under-23 Asian Championships and a yellow medal in the Under-23 World Championships. He became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana in 2023.

In January 2024, he won a gold medal in the 57 kg category at the Zagreb Open Wrestling Tournament. In it, he defeated all his opponents easily. On the 14th day of the competition held at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he fought Puerto Rico's Darien Toye Cruz and won by a margin of 13-5. Later in the Under-23 World Champion semi-final, he was defeated by Japan's Rei Higuchi with a margin of 0-10. Apart from that he broke PV Sindhu's record by winning an Olympic medal at the youngest age. He gave India the sixth medal in the Paris Olympics.

This medal is the India’s first medal in wrestling at Paris Olympics 2024. It is the first medal in men’s wrestling at Paris Olympics 2024. 

This medal is the sixth medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. This medal is the fifth bronze medal in this Olympics. He was on a roll, dominating his opponents in the round of 16 and quarterfinals with impressive displays of skill. 

Both played well in the first half of the event, he gave an excellent performance in the second half. His performance in the second half changed the game and led him to win the bronze medal in this men’s 57kg wrestling category.

He is the only male wrestler in this Paris Olympics. He became the 6th male wrestler from India to win the medal.