Olympics 2024: India Aman Sehrawat reaches semi-finals of men's 57kg wrestling

Aman Sehrawat has reached the semi-finals by winning two consecutive matches in the 57 kg weight category. This means that now he is just one win away from an Olympic medal.

Olympics 2024: India Aman Sehrawat reaches semi-finals of men's 57kg wrestling

Another Indian wrestler has raised the flag of India in Paris. He has reached the semi-finals by winning two consecutive matches in the 57 kg weight category. Now Aman Sehrawat is just one win away from an Olympic medal. That means if he reaches the final, his gold or silver will be confirmed. He succeeded in winning this match by defeating Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov in a spectacular manner.

Defeated Zelimkhan Abakarov

Aman Sehrawat defeated Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov badly. He defeated Zelimkhan Abakarov when there was more than two minutes left in the match. He did not allow his opponent to score a single point. He took the lead over Abakarov in a very short time. After this, the lead increased to 11.0 in a few seconds. After this, the opponent athlete also took a review, but it did not help. According to the rules, if a wrestler takes a lead of 10 points over the opponent, then the match ends there. Therefore, Aman was declared the winner in time.

Aman Sehrawat made it to the quarter-finals by defeating Vladimir Egorov of Macedonia in the pre-quarterfinals. He defeated the 38th ranked wrestler in the world by winning this match 10-0 on the basis of technical superiority. Aman Sehrawat is ranked sixth in the world. Earlier, the match started quietly. Meanwhile, as soon as Aman got a chance, he opened his account with a leg attack. As soon as Aman pushed Vladimir out of the ring, the 2-0 lead increased by one more point. After this, Aman did not look back. Due to another takedown of the opponent, he was declared the winner on the basis of technical superiority.

Will Aman be able to bring gold medal in wrestling

Aman's victory is a big relief for the whole of India. After what happened to Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday. She was supposed to compete for the gold medal against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt in the final, but was disqualified for being only 100 grams overweight in the 49 kg category. However, her hopes of winning the silver medal are still alive, as she has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).