Aman Sehrawat Bronze Medal Match: Aman had to face a 0-10 defeat at the hands of Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the semi-final match. However, now Aman has brought glory to the country by winning the bronze medal. Aman has become the seventh Indian wrestler to win a medal in the Olympics.

Aman had performed well in the pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals on Thursday, but lost in a one-sided fashion to top seed Rei Higuchi of Japan in the semi-finals of the men’s 57 kg freestyle category. However, he managed to win the bronze.

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat performed brilliantly and won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. 21-year-old Aman defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz by a margin of 13-5 in the bronze medal match. Earlier, Chhatrasal Akhara’s talented wrestler Aman had performed well in the pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals on Thursday, but lost in a one-sided fashion to top seed Rei Higuchi of Japan in the semi-finals of the men’s 57 kg freestyle category.

Although Aman missed out on securing a medal on Thursday, he performed brilliantly in the bronze medal match and gave the country its sixth medal in the Paris Games. India has so far won a total of six medals including five bronze and one silver in the Paris Olympics.

Aman, who was ahead in the match from the beginning,
was leading 6-3 in the first round itself. In the second round, Aman further extended this lead and did not give Cruz any chance. In this way Aman Sehrawat won. Aman was the only male wrestler from India at the Paris Olympics. However, he maintained the streak of medals in wrestling.

India has been winning medals in wrestling in every Olympics since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sushil Kumar won bronze in 2008, Sushil won silver in 2012 and Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze, Sakshi Malik won bronze in 2016, Ravi Dahiya won silver and Bajrang Punia won bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

This was Aman’s first Olympics and he has won a bronze medal in his very first Olympics. Aman thus opened India’s medal account in wrestling at the Olympics. He has brought happiness to India, which was in despair after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified.

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In a post on his social media account, Virender Singh conveyed his solidarity with Sakshi Malik and criticized the appointment of Sanjay Singh. He stated, “I will also return my Padma Shri for my sister and the country’s daughter. Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, I am proud of your daughter and my sister Sakshi Malik. But I would also request the top players of the country to also give their decision.”

This development comes on the heels of Bajrang Punia’s symbolic act of returning his Padma Shri award. Bajrang Punia placed his award on the footpath at Delhi’s Kartavya Path, explaining that he no longer felt deserving of the honor when women wrestlers were not receiving the respect they deserve. He expressed disappointment that the promises made by the government during a 40-day protest had not been fulfilled. In a letter addressed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bajrang Punia conveyed his feelings of suffocation under the weight of these honors. “I couldn’t understand where to go, what to do and how to live. The government and the people gave me so much respect. Should I continue to suffocate under the burden of this respect?” Punia questioned.

The wrestlers’ decisions to return their awards highlight the growing discontent and frustration within the wrestling community regarding the treatment of female athletes and the perceived failure of promises made by the government. The symbolic gestures by Bajrang Punia and Virender Singh underscore their concerns about the challenges faced by women wrestlers and the need for meaningful change within the system.

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