India’s budding wrestler Udit needed to accept a silver medal after shedding 4-5 to Japan’s Kento Yumiya within the males’s freestyle 57kg ultimate on the very first day of the Asian wrestling championships at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday. 

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That is Udit’s second medal on the senior stage. He gained a silver medal on the UWW Rating Sequence in Tunisia in 2022. It was a troublesome first-round match for Udit by which he defeated his Iranian rival Ebrahim Mahdi Khari 10-8. The 19-year-old then defeated native favorite Almaz Smanbekov 6-4 earlier than profitable 4-3 over Korea’s Kim Kum Hyok within the Asian wrestling championships semi-finals.

Within the closely-fought title conflict, Udit trailed 3-4 earlier than levelling the scores and main the bout on standards. He defended nicely within the closing minute till Yumiya managed to come up with the Indian’s proper leg and effected a push-out within the ultimate second to attain a 5-4 win. The overjoyed Yumiya couldn’t cease his tears, whereas a shocked Udit left the world in utter disbelief.

5 Indian Wrestlers competed on the primary day

On the primary day of the Asian Wrestling Championship, 5 Indian wrestlers competed within the males’s freestyle class. Other than Udit, Abhimanyu, Vicky, Rohit (67 kg) and Parvinder Singh (79 kg) gave their efficiency. Nevertheless, Rohit Kumar and Parvinder couldn’t deliver any medals within the sport. Rohit had reached this competitors after defeating Bajrang Punia within the trials. Then again, Abhimanyu and Vicky gained bronze medals within the 70 kg and 90kg freestyle classes respectively.

Abhishek gained the bronze medal by defeating Begijon Kuldashev of Uzbekistan 6-5. On the similar time, Vicky defeated Andrei Aronov of Kyrgyzstan by 10-1. With this, India has registered three medals in its title on the very first day of the match. 

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Other than these gamers, India’s Akash Dahiya, Yash Tushir, Sandeep Mann, Vinay, and Anirudh Kumar will probably be seen enjoying within the males’s freestyle class on Friday.