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Sehrawat defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Tor Cruz 13-5 in the bronze medal playoff on Friday to help the Indian contingent its first wrestling medal at the Paris Games read more
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Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani congratulated wrestler Aman Sehrawat after the 21-year-old won bronze in the men's 57kg event at the Paris Olympics. PTI/AFP
IOC Member and Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani congratulated Aman Sehrawat for an “incredible” Olympic debut after the young wrestler won bronze in the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Sehrawat defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Tor Cruz 13-5 in the bronze medal playoff on Friday to help the Indian contingent its first wrestling medal at the Paris Games — which would have been India’s second in the sport had it not been for Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the women’s 50kg event for being slightly overweight.
“Congratulations, Aman Sehrawat, for your bronze medal in Paris! What an incredible way to mark your Olympic debut. This is just the start of a remarkable journey, and we all look forward to seeing you take Indian wrestling to even greater heights. Here’s to many more victories in the years to come. Jai Hind!” Ambani said on Friday.
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Sehrawat also became the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal at the age of 21 years and 24 days, breaking the record previously held by shuttler PV Sindhu, who had won silver in the badminton women’s singles event in Rio 2016 aged 21 years and 4 months.
His victory ensures India have won at least one wrestling medal at the Olympics since Sushil Kumar won bronze in Beijing 2008. It also took India’s medal count at the Paris Games to six — matching their haul from London 2012, their second-highest in the history of the Olympics.
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