Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet clinch freestyle gold as RSPB win Senior Nationals trophy
Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet won gold in the 61kg and 65kg freestyle categories at the Senior National Wrestling Championship in Ahmedabad. RSPB lifted the Championship Trophy with 160 points, ahead of SSCB and Haryana
Ahmedabad: Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet clinched gold medals in the men’s freestyle 61kg and 65kg categories respectively on the second day of the Senior National Wrestling Championship here on Saturday.
With their triumphs, the duo secured spots in the selection trials for upcoming international competitions.
In the 57kg category, U23 world champion Chirag lost his semifinal bout to U20 Worlds medallist Ankush. Ankush went on to win gold, while Chirag had to settle for bronze.
RSPB won the Championship Trophy with 160 points, SSCB finished runners-up with 155 points, and Haryana secured third place with 135 points.
The Greco-Roman competitions will begin on Sunday.
Results: 57kg: Gold – Ankush (DEL); Silver – Aatish (RSPB); Bronze – Akshay (MAH) and Chirag (HAR) 61kg: Gold – Aman (RSPB); Silver – Nikhil (DEL); Bronze – Deepak (SSCB) and Anuj (RAJ) 65kg: Gold – Sujeet (HAR); Silver – Vishal Kaliraman (RSPB); Bronze – Rohit (SSCB) and Vijay Malik (CHD) 70kg: Gold – Abhimanyu (HAR); Silver – Ravi (UP); Bronze – Rohan (RSPB) and Rohit (MP) 74kg: Gold – Chandermohan (SSCB); Silver – Deepak (HAR); Bronze – Vikas Yadav (UP) and Adarsh (MAH) 79kg: Gold – Amit (SSCB); Silver – Mohit (DEL); Bronze – Sachin Mor (RSPB) and Rahul (RAJ) 86kg: Gold – Mukul Dahiya (SSCB); Silver – Sachin (HAR); Bronze – Sandeep Singh (PUB) and Aman Singh (GUJ) 92kg: Gold – Jointy (RSPB); Silver – Sachin (HAR); Bronze – Sahil Jaglan (SSCB) and Deepak (RAJ) 97kg: Gold – Vicky (RSPB); Silver – Deepak Chahal (DEL); Bronze – Sahil (PUB) and Vetal (MAH) 125kg: Gold – Dinesh (SSCB); Silver – Ronak Dahiya (DEL); Bronze – Mahender (RSPB) and Raju (CHD)
