Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat clinches bronze in 57 kg freestyle wrestling event

Paris [France]: Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat beat Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz to clinch the bronze medal in the 57 kg freestyle wrestling event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Friday.

The 21-year-old Indian wrestler clinched a 13-5 victory over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz to clinch the bronze medal.

Aman brought India's first wrestling medal at the Paris 2024 in his debut Olympic Games.

Aman Sehrawat became the 7th Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.

The Puerto Rican started with a dominating move by getting hold of Aman's single leg and taking him out of the blue zone to win the first point.

However, Aman made a comeback and targeted Darian's shoulders to put him outside the blue zone to get two points.

Darian Toi got hold of Aman's legs, won two points, and took the lead.

After the end of the game's first three minutes, Aman once again took the lead in the bronze medal bout. With only 37 seconds remaining in the match, Aman won two more points and had the chance to clinch a victory with technical superiority.

In the end, Darian tried to make a desperate move but conceded another point.

(ANI)