Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat made his nation proud by securing the Bronze medal within the males’s 57 kg Freestyle Wrestling on the Paris Olympics on Friday, August 9, on the Champ de Enviornment. This turned out to be India’s sixth medal on the ongoing version of the worldwide occasion.
Sehrawat grew to become the youngest Indian to win a person Olympic medal as he achieved the monumental feat on the age of 21 years & 24 days. He bettered PV Sindhu, who received the Silver medal on the 2016 Olympics on the age of 21 years, one month & 14 days. Curiously, Sehrawat was additionally the youngest male wrestler on the Paris Summer season Video games.
Sehrawat defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Doi Cruz to safe the Brone medal. He misplaced his semi-final encounter towards the top-seeded Japanese wrestler, Rei Higuchi, on Tuesday. With the Birohar-born’s newest achievement, India continued their medal-winning streak in wrestling on the Olympic Video games in each version since 2008.
The U-23 world champion was the one male Indian wrestler to earn a spot on the Paris Video games. He confirmed his class on Friday to script historical past. After Sehrawat’s feat, India are on the cusp of equalling their spectacular tally from the Tokyo Video games, the place their athletes secured a complete of seven medals. He received the fifth Bronze medal for India on the ongoing Olympics, whereas Neeraj Chopra clinched Silver within the males’s javelin throw.
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After this superb triumph, an emotional Sehrawat devoted his medal to his late dad and mom, who he misplaced when he was simply 11 years outdated.
“My dad and mom at all times wished me to be a wrestler. They did not know something in regards to the Olympics, however they wished me to be a wrestler. I dedicate this medal to my dad and mom and to the nation,” he was quoted as saying by Enterprise Immediately.
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The cricket fraternity congratulated the teen on ‘X’ (previously Twitter) after his stupendous achievement.
This is how cricketer fraternity reacted to Sehrawat’s feat on X
Properly achieved, AmanSehrawat! Happy with your outstanding efficiency and bronze medal in your debut #Olympics. Your power and willpower are unparalleled. At simply 21, what you’ve got achieved is really commendable. Wishing you all the perfect for the long run. 🥉🇮🇳 #ParisOlympics2024… pic.twitter.com/xYrEhvyN2C
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) August 9, 2024
Congratulations to Aman Sehrawat for clinching the Bronze on the #Paris2024 Olympics! you may have made historical past as India’s youngest Olympic medalist at simply 21. Your resilience and willpower have added one other medal to our tally and crammed the nation with satisfaction. Maintain shining,… pic.twitter.com/PqMb3uzXdB
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) August 9, 2024
One other 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐄 🥉 for 🇮🇳
𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐄 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠! So so proud! Properly achieved brother 🤼#Paris2024#Olympics #wrestling pic.twitter.com/g6t2u2chET
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) August 9, 2024
What a method to earn your first Olympic medal!🥉Aman Sehrawat, your efficiency within the bronze medal match was top-notch! You’ve gotten battled by way of each adversity, and regardless of the struggles, you’ve come out on high. Your complete nation is happy with you, Aman! 🇮🇳#Paris2024 || #Olympics… pic.twitter.com/FiINEGEk62
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 9, 2024
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