Wrestler Sujeet Kalkal had an Olympic champion on his side of the draw, but refused to be intimidated. He competed with a winning mindset that gave him the biggest title of his career and has now made him believe he can contend for an Olympic medal in 2028.

The men’s 65kg gold medal bout had everything: an ominous start, an extraordinary fightback, and the composure to finish the job when the contest was slipping away at 2-9. “I will put this Asian Games medal above all that I have achieved in my career,” Sujeet said.