Home / Sports / India Claims Historic Silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling
India Claims Historic Silver in Greco-Roman Wrestling
2 Oct
Summary
- India's medal tally reached 65, including 10 gold medals.
- A historic silver was won in Greco-Roman wrestling.
- Sailing events added silver and bronze medals for India.
India secured its eighth position in the Asian Games medal standings on Thursday, boosting its overall count to 65 medals. This impressive tally includes 10 gold, 23 silver, and 32 bronze medals.
Significant achievements were noted in sailing and wrestling. Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis clinched a silver medal in the men's skiff sailing event, marking India's first sailing medal of the current Games. Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma contributed a bronze in the women's skiff category.
In wrestling, Nitesh Siwach achieved a historic silver in the men's 97kg Greco-Roman category. This medal represents India's first-ever silver in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games, despite his final loss to Japan's Yuri Nakazato.
