Union Sports Minister Mandaviya hails boxers, wrestler Sujeet for sensational Asian Games 2026 golds
Oct 02, 2026
The gold rush for Team India at Asian Games on Friday was at full swing as several gold medals poured in from archery, boxing and wrestling. Sujeet Kalkal secured a historic gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games 2026, defeating Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev in the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling final at Aichi-Nagoya on Friday. Down and out at 2-9 with a minute and 40 seconds to go, Sujeet produced takedowns after takedowns, changing tides in his favour and sealing the gold medal with eleven seconds left. In boxing, Parveen Hooda (women's 65 kg) and Ankush Panghal (men's 80 kg) sealed gold medals for India.