At only twenty-one, wrestler aman sehrawat became the seventh Indian Olympic medallist in the sport of wrestling by claiming a bronze in the men’s 57kg category at this year’s Summer Olympics held in Paris. It was an amazing display of skill and determination. On Friday, Sehrawat beat Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico with a scoreline of 13-5.
India has an impressive history of Olympic wrestling going back to KD Jadhav (bronze in 1952), Sushil Kumar (bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012), Yogeshwar Dutt (bronze in 2012), Sakshi Malik (bronze in 2016), Bajrang Punia (bronze in 2020) and Ravi Dahiya (silver in 2020). The win by Sehrawat adds to that legacy.
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aman sehrawat dedicated his victorious medal to his late parents.
Sehrawat dedicated his victorious medal to his late parents who passed away when he was just eleven years old. “My parents always wished that I would be a wrestler. They did not know about the Olympics but they wanted me to wrestle.” When I think about how hard it has been for him personally, he added, “I want my mom and dad along with my nation as well,” said Sehrawat.
Aman Sehrawat has had an extraordinary career as a wrestler; he is even the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal. He showed strength early on by beating Vladimir Egorov from North Macedonia ten-zero during their round-of-sixteen match; moreover, he defeated Zelimkhan Abakanov out of Albania twelve-zero during their quarterfinal match before Tyson Daye won his bronze fight. His national success was guaranteed by his incredible performance in the Olympics qualification trials, especially a huge victory against Ravi Kumar Dahiya.
aman sehrawat Bronze medal
Sehrawat illustrated tactical astuteness in the Bronze medal bout as he quickly recovered from an early point given away by Cruz. Sehrawat took control of the match after a closely contested first half The wrestler capitalized on a brief distraction from Cruz to widen his lead and establish himself as the dominant wrestler scoring more points.
Born on 16th July 2003 in Jhajjar, Haryana, Sehrawat is living proof of resilience. After losing both parents, he found solace and purpose under the guidance of his coach Lalit Kumar in wrestling. Since 2021, his resilience has borne fruit with notable achievements such as winning the national championship, Asian Games bronze medal and gold at last year’s Asian Wrestling Championship.
Aman’s story of overcoming adversity resonates deeply and it shows not only his physical prowess but also his unyielding mental strength. Even though one faces hardships throughout life, this medal symbolizes that there is something great that can be achieved by sheer determination and commitment thereby inspiring one country.
