Paris, Aug 9 (PTI) Wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal, defeating Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz in the men’s 57kg free-style category at the Paris Games here on Friday.
India now have five bronze medals and a silver, which javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged on Thursday.
Aman won the bout 13-5 to keep the tradition of wrestlers returning home with a medal since 2008 Beijing Games, where Sushil Kumar had finished third.
On Thursday, Aman had lost to Japanese top-seed Rei Higuchi in the semifinal bout to set up a bronze-medal bout with Darian Cruz. PTI AM UNG AM 7/21/2024
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