Olympic medallist Aman Sehrawat will spearhead the Indian squad at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026, scheduled to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from April 6 to 12.
A total of 30 Indian wrestlers – 10 each for women’s, men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman categories – will compete at the continental championships.
The 22-year-old Aman Sehrawat, who became India’s youngest Olympic medal winner at Paris 2024, will compete in the men’s 61kg.
Aman won his Olympic medal in the 57kg category – a division which also saw him become the Asian champion in 2023.
However, the non-Olympic 61kg is not entirely new to the Indian wrestler, who has won a couple of Grand Prix medals in the category. Earlier this year, Aman clinched the silver at the Zagreb Open.
Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan, bronze medallist at Paris 2024 in the 57kg, is also competing in the 61kg bracket.
Ankush will represent India in the men’s 57kg – usually Aman’s pet event.
In-form Sujeet Kalkal, the reigning U23 world champion in the 65kg category, will also be in action in Bishkek.
The Indian women’s wrestling team, meanwhile, will be without World Championship medallist Antim Panghal, who lost the national trials for a spot in the 53kg division against Meenakshi Goyat last month. It was Antim’s first defeat on the national circuit in three years.
Manisha Bhanwala, a gold medal winner at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 62kg category, will compete in the 57kg division this year. Mansi Ahlawat will be in the 62kg spot.
In the Greco-Roman, five-time Asian Championships medallist Sunil Kumar will headline the Indian challenge. He will compete in the 87kg division.
At the last edition of the Asian Championships held in Amman, Jordan, Indian wrestlers clinched 10 medals – one gold, three silver and seven bronze.
Indian wrestling team for Asian Wrestling Championships 2026
Women: Neelam Sirohi (50kg), Meenakshi Goyat (53kg), Hansika Lamba (55kg), Manisha Bhanwala (57kg), Neha Sangwan (59kg), Mansi Ahlawat (62kg), Monika (65kg), Mansi Lather (68kg), Harshita (72kg), Kajal Dhochak (76kg).
Men’s freestyle: Ankush (57kg), Aman Sehrawat (61kg), Sujeet Kalkal (65kg), Abhimanyou (70kg), Jaideep (74kg), Sandeep Singh Mann (79kg), Mukul Dahiya (86kg), Punit Kumar (92kg), Vicky (97kg), Dinesh (125kg).
Greco-Roman: Lalit (55kg), Sahil (60kg), Sunny Kumar (63kg), Sachin Sahrawat (67kg), Anil (72kg), Aman (77kg), Prince (82kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Nitesh (97kg), Joginder Rathee (130kg).
Where to watch the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 live in India
Watch the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 live streaming on the United World Wrestling’s (UWW) official website. There will be no live telecast of the Asian Wrestling Championships on any TV channel in India.
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