New Delhi: India’s Greco-Roman wrestlers secured two medals on the second day of the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday.
Lalit claimed silver in the 55kg category, while Sunil Kumar won bronze in the 87kg division.
Lalit, ranked 12th in the 55kg Greco-Roman rankings, lost 9-0 to world No. 7 Ikhtiyor Botirov of Uzbekistan in the final. The 23-year-old registered his first senior medal at the continental championships. He had reached the final after defeating China’s Huoying Shi 11-3 in the semi-finals on Monday. Lalit had also won bronze at the Muhamet Malo Wrestling meet last month and is a U23 Asian Championships bronze medallist, according to .olympics.com.
Sunil Kumar added another podium finish to his record with a 5-4 win over Uzbekistan’s Mukhammadkodir Rasulov in the bronze medal bout. He had lost his semi-final 8-0 to Iran’s Gholamreza Farokhisenjani on Monday. The result marked Sunil Kumar’s sixth senior medal at the continental meet. He had earlier won silver in 2019 and gold in 2020, ending India’s 27-year wait for a Greco-Roman title at the event. He has also claimed bronze medals in 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026.
In the 77kg bronze medal match, Aman suffered a narrow 15-14 defeat to Korea’s Yeonghun Noh. He staged a comeback from a 12-7 deficit after the first round but fell short by a single point. Aman had lost his semi-final to Zagreb Open gold medallist Ali Oskou of Iran on Monday.
India will have more medal opportunities in Greco-Roman wrestling on Wednesday. Nitesh entered the 97kg final after defeating China’s Zegang Wang 7-2 in the semi-finals. He will face defending champion Mohammadhadi Saravi of Iran in the gold medal bout. Nitesh had won bronze in the previous edition.
