India has got the sixth medal in Paris Olympics 2024. Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 57 kg weight category. Aman defeated Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico 13-5 in the bronze medal match played on August 9. Aman has become the seventh Indian wrestler to win a medal in the Olympics.
India has won 6 medals in Paris Olympics 2024, of which five are bronze and one silver. First of all Manu Bhakar got bronze in 10 meter air pistol. Then Manu Bhakar also got the second bronze in the mixed team event. Sarabjot Singh was also in the team with him. Swapnil Kusale won the third bronze medal in men’s 50 meter rifle three position shooting. Then the hockey team won the bronze medal and Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal. Now Aman has hoisted the Indian tricolor in Paris.
India’s so far medal winners in wrestling
1. KD Jadhav
Bronze Medal, Helsinki Olympics (1952)
2. Sushil Kumar
Bronze Medal, Beijing Olympics (2008)
Silver Medal: London Olympics (2012)
3. Yogeshwar Dutt
Haryana wrestler’s bet in repechage
Bronze Medal: London Olympics (2012)
4. Sakshi Malik
Bronze Medal: Rio Olympics (2016)
5. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Silver Medal: Tokyo Olympics (2020)
6. Bajrang Punia
Bronze Medal: Tokyo Olympics (2020)
7. Aman Sehrawat
Bronze Medal: Paris Olympics (2024)
Aman lost in the semi-finals
Aman Sehrawat had to face defeat 0-10 at the hands of Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the semi-final match. Aman could not do anything special against the first seeded Japanese wrestler in the semi-final match and the match lasted only 2 minutes 14 seconds. Rei Higuchi won on the basis of technical superiority. Let us tell you that if a wrestler takes a lead of 10 points, then the match is ended there. Higuchi had earlier also won a silver medal in Rio Olympics (2016).
In the quarter-finals, Aman entered the semi-finals by defeating Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania 12-0 on the basis of technical superiority. Asian Championship gold medalist and the country’s only male wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, Aman had an easy victory over Abakarov in the quarter-finals. In the first round, Abakarov scored one point due to ‘passivity’ and then two points due to ‘take down’.
Former world champion Abakarov had the same condition in the second round also, after which the 21-year-old young wrestler from India tried to tie the knot and was successful. In this way he scored eight points and won by technical superiority. Abakarov challenged two points at the end, but it was rejected and Aman got another point. Earlier, Aman reached the quarter-finals on the basis of his impressive performance against North Macedonia’s rival Vladimir Egorov. During the match, Aman looked very agile and maintained his defense and won 10-0 on the basis of technical proficiency over the former European champion.
Complete list of India’s Olympic medalists, know who became the winner and when
| athlete/sports | medal | event | olympic season |
| Norman Pritchard* | silver | men’s 200 meter race | paris 1900 |
| Norman Pritchard** | silver | Men’s 200m Hurdle Race | paris 1900 |
| indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | amsterdam 1928 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | los angeles 1932 |
| indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | berlin 1936 |
| indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | London 1948 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | melbourne 1956 |
| KD Jadhav | bronze | men’s bantamweight wrestling | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian hockey team | silver | men’s hockey | rome 1960 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | Tokyo 1964 |
| Indian hockey team | bronze | men’s hockey | Mexico City 1968 |
| indian hockey team | bronze | men’s hockey | munich 1972 |
| Indian hockey team | Gold | men’s hockey | Moscow 1980 |
| leander paes | bronze | Men’s Singles Tennis | atlanta 1996 |
| Karnam Malleswari | bronze | Weightlifting (Women’s 54 kg) | sydney 2000 |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | silver | men’s double trap shooting | Athens 2004 |
| Abhinav Bindra | Gold | Men’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting | beijing 2008 |
| Vijender Singh | bronze | Men’s middleweight boxing | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | bronze | men’s 66 kg wrestling | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | silver | men’s 66 kg wrestling | london 2012 |
| vijay kumar | silver | Men’s 25m Rapid Pistol Shooting | london 2012 |
| Saina Nehwal | bronze | women’s singles badminton | london 2012 |
| Mary Kom | bronze | women’s flyweight boxing | london 2012 |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | bronze | Men’s 60kg Wrestling | london 2012 |
| Gagan Narang | bronze | 10 meter air rifle shooting | london 2012 |
| PV Sindhu | silver | women’s singles badminton | rio 2016 |
| Sakshi Malik | bronze | Women’s 58kg Wrestling | rio 2016 |
| Mirabai Chanu | silver | Women’s 49kg Weightlifting | tokyo 2020 |
| Lovlina Borgohain | bronze | Women’s Welterweight Boxing (64-69 kg) | tokyo 2020 |
| PV Sindhu | bronze | women’s singles badminton | tokyo 2020 |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | silver | Men’s Freestyle 57kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| indian hockey team | bronze | men’s hockey | tokyo 2020 |
| Bajrang Punia | bronze | Men’s 65kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Men’s Javelin Throw | tokyo 2020 |
| Manu Bhakar | bronze | 10 meter air pistol | paris 2024 |
| Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | bronze | 10m air pistol mixed team | paris 2024 |
| Swapnil Kusale | bronze | Men’s 50m Rifle Three Positions | paris 2024 |
| Indian hockey team | bronze | men’s hockey | paris 2024 |
| Neeraj Chopra | silver | Men’s Javelin Throw | paris 2024 |
| Aman Sehrawat | bronze | Men’s Freestyle 57 kg (Wrestling) | paris 2024 |
*** Note: Norman Pritchard participated for India under the British flag, he was a player of British origin.