Nagoya, September 30, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar secured a bronze medal in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman wrestling event at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, defeating the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts 9-0 by technical superiority.
The victory gave Sunil his second consecutive Asian Games bronze in the category and made him the first Indian wrestler to win two Greco-Roman wrestling medals at the continental Games.
The 27-year-old had previously won bronze in the same category at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He needed little time to assert his dominance in the bronze-medal bout at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.
Sunil immediately took control of the contest, throwing Roberts twice in the opening exchanges to collect four points. A further point for passivity soon extended his lead to 5-0, with the Indian establishing a commanding advantage within the first 90 seconds.
He continued to press forward and capitalised on another passivity sequence to take his opponent down and stretch the lead to 7-0.
Roberts struggled to counter Sunil’s attacks as the Indian maintained the pressure and looked to finish the bout early.
Sunil soon executed another scoring move to add two more points, taking the score to 9-0 and securing victory by technical superiority.
The bronze adds to Sunil’s growing international record, which already includes six Asian Championships medals.
His latest podium finish also makes him the first Indian wrestler to win multiple Greco-Roman medals at the Asian Games, marking another milestone for the discipline in Indian wrestling.
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