"Wrestling never returns medal-less": Fans hail Aman Sehrawat on bagging a bronze medal at Paris Olympics 2024
Fans were left elated as 21-year-old Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg weight category bronze medal bout at the Paris Olympics, defeating Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz by 13-5 to display his sheer dominance.
With this medal, India has secured a total of eight medals in wrestling at the Summer Games - two silvers and six bronze medals. Barring Sakshi Malik at the Rio Olympics in 2016, all medals were clinched by male wrestlers.
With Aman Sehrawat securing a bronze medal, the Indian wrestling contingent continued to bag a medal at every edition of the Summer Games since the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Fans took to X to hail the Haryana-born wrestler Aman Sehrawat for propelling India to continue its medal streak in wrestling.
“MEDAL AA GAYA PRABHUUUU!!!! Wrestling never returns medal-less. Champion Aman Sehrawat with the bronze,” a fan wrote on X.
“21 YEAR OLD AMAN SEHRAWAT FROM HARYANA IS AN OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST,” another post read.
“- 21 year old. - First Olympics. - Bronze Medal. REMEMBER THE NAME, AMAN SEHRAWAT,” a user wrote on X.
“Aman Sehrawat makes it 6 medals for India. It's been slow and a long time coming but India's Olympics story is definitely on the up! Not a bad tally at all, given we spend less than a % of what China spends on Olympics funding,” a fan stated his views.
“Aman Sehrawat ensures India doesn’t go without a wrestling medal. We’ve got at least 1 wresting medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics,” a fan wrote on the medal streak.
“Finally a medal in wrestling. 🤩🔥 Wrestling continues its medal streak for India at Olympics since 2008. Aman Sehrawat wins a Bronze,” a fan stated.
“Finally a wrestling medal in this olympic edition, could have easily been two more. Proud of Aman Sehrawat,” another post read.
Aman Sehrawat was the lone Indian male wrestler at Paris 2024
The 21-year-old wrestler hailing from Haryana was the lone Indian male wrestler competing at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Ravi Dahiya, who won the silver medal in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, lost the race to Aman Sehrawat in the wrestling trials for the Paris Olympics 2024.