Aman Sehrawat Claims Silver at Budapest Ranking Series

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Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the silver medal at the Polyak Imre and Varga Janos Memorial 2024 wrestling tournament in Budapest, Hungary.

An Overview of the News

• Sehrawat lost the men's 57kg final to Japan’s Rei Higuchi, a former world champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist, with a score of 11-1.

• Higuchi also secured a silver medal at the world championships last year.

• Sehrawat defeated Roberti Dingashvili of Georgia 11-1 in the quarter-finals. He won against Aryan Tsiutryn, the 2021 world championships bronze medallist, 14-4 in the semi-finals.

Key Points of Aman Sehrawat's Career:

• Sehrawat is the 2023 Asian champion and a 2022 Under-23 world champion.

• He is the only male wrestler from India participating in this tournament.

• The 20-year-old secured a Paris 2024 Olympics quota for India through the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkiye, last month.

Other Indian Competitors:

• Antim Panghal, Vinesh Phogat (50kg), and Anshu Malik (57kg) will compete in the Budapest ranking series over the next two days.

• Antim Panghal obtained India’s first wrestling quota for Paris 2024 at the world championships last year.

Tournament Significance:

• The tournament is the final wrestling ranking series before the Paris 2024 Olympics.

• Wrestlers will earn points to determine their rankings, which will influence the seeding at the upcoming Summer Games.

India’s Olympic Quotas:

• India has secured a total of six quotas for Paris 2024: five in women’s wrestling and one in men’s freestyle.