Asian C’ships: Sujeet Kalkal, Abhimanyou Mandwal clinch gold medals

12 April,2026 09:27 AM IST |  Bishkek  |  PTI

Sujeet totally dominated the men’s 65kg freestyle final against Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan to register an 8-1 win

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Sujeet Kalkal and Abhimanyou Mandwal registered contrasting victories in their respective men's freestyle final bouts to help India clinch two gold medals on the penultimate day of the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Saturday.

Sujeet totally dominated the men's 65kg freestyle final against Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan to register an 8-1 win.

A few minutes later, Abhimanyou made it a double celebration for the Indian camp as he fought back from 0-2 deficit to beat Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia 5-3 in the men's 70kg freestyle summit clash.

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