Rei Higuchi: All you need to know about Aman Sehrawat’s opponent in Wrestling Semi-Final at Paris Olympics 2024
Rio Olympics silver medalist wrestler from Japan, Rei Higuchi, will take on Asian Championships 2023 gold medalist wrestler from India, Aman Sehrawat, in the 57 kg weight category at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday, August 8.
Rei Higuchi had an exceptional tournament at the Rio Olympics in 2016 to defeat Kyong Yang by 12-2, Asadulla Lachinau by 10-0, Bonne Rodriguez by 8-4, and Hassan Sabzali by 10-5 to make the cut for the gold-medal match.
However, in the gold-medal match, he suffered a defeat to Georgia's Vladimer Khinchegashvili by 3-4 to settle for the silver medal.
He won a World Championships gold medal in the 2022 competition and bagged another gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2022. Earlier this year at the Grand Prix in Budapest, he secured another gold medal in the 57 kg weight category event in the lead up to the Summer Games.
Rei Higuchi’s medals and achievements
Rio Olympics 2016: Silver Medal
World Championships 2023: Silver Medal
World Championships 2022: Gold Medal
Asian Championships 2022: Gold Medal
Asian Championships 2017: Bronze Medal
Grand Prix 2024: Gold Medal
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017: Bronze Medal
World U23 Championships 2018: Gold Medal
Asian Cadets Championships 2012: Gold Medal
Rei Higuchi’s world ranking
Rei Higuchi is currently ranked World No. 2 in the UWW World Rankings in the men's freestyle 57 kg weight category. On the other hand, Aman Sehrawat is ranked World No. 6.
Rei Higuchi vs Aman Sehrawat: Head-to-Head
Rei Higuchi and Aman locked horns in the 57 kg weight category gold-medal match in the 2nd Ranking Series - Polyak Imre and Varga Janos Memorial in June 2024. Rei came out on top quite convincingly by 11-1 to secure the gold medal while Aman settled for silver medal.
Rei Higuchi’s recent records
Most recently in June 2024, Rei Higuchi clinched the gold medal at the Polyak Imre and Varga Janos Memorial competition. Interestingly, he defeated Aman Sehrawat by 11-1 in the title fight to bag the gold medal.
Rei Higuchi’s Olympic qualification
Japan's Rei Higuchi suffered a defeat to Serbia's Stevan Micic in the World Championships 2023 final by 4-7 to settle for the silver medal and make the cut for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Rei Higuchi vs Aman Sehrawat match details
Rei Higuchi will lock horns with Sehrawat in the men’s freestyle 57 kg weight category semi-final bout at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday, August 8 at 9:45 PM IST.