Sunil Kumar (L) won the bronze medal at Asian Wrestling Championships in Jordan. (Image: Olympics.com)

Amman: Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar secured a bronze medal in the 87kg Greco Roman category at the Asian Championship in Amman, Jordan. He defeated China’s Jiaxin Huang in the bronze medal match after falling short in the semifinals.
Sunil, who had won a silver in 2019, showed his prowess earlier in the tournament with a dominant 10-1 win over Tajikistan’s Sukhrob Abdulkhaev in the quarter-final. He scored all his points in the second period of the match.
In the semi-final bout, Iran’s Yasin Yazdi advanced to the 87kg final by defeating Sunil with a score of 3-1.
In the 77kg category, Sagar Thakran won his qualification match but was later defeated by Jordan’s Amro Sadeh 10-0 in the quarterfinals. Sadeh secured his semifinal spot with a 4-point throw from par terre position.
Sagar’s tournament progression depended on his opponent’s semifinal performance.
The championship proved challenging for other Indian wrestlers. Umesh in 63kg category lost in qualification, while Nitin (55kg) and Prem (130kg) were also eliminated in the qualification round.