Aman Sehrawat is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He became India’s first gold medallist in men’s freestyle wrestling under the 57 kg category at the 36th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships from 9 April to 14 April 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Aman Sehrawat has won 17 gold medals at the national level.
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Wiki/Biography
Aman Sehrawat was born on Wednesday, 16 July 2003 (age 20; as of 2023) in Birohar Village, Jhajjar, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 57 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): 42 32 12
Family
Parents & Siblings
Aman Sehrawat lost his parents in his childhood. There is not much information about his siblings.
Wife & Children
He is unmarried.
Religion
Aman Sehrawat follows Hinduism.
Career
At the age of 16, Aman Sehrawat became the first Indian wrestler to clinch a gold medal at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain in 2019. [1]The Logical Indian Aman defeated Iran’s wrestler, Ebrahim Khari in the quarterfinals with a score of 19-8. Aman Sehrawat competed with Japanese wrestler, Toshihiro Hasegawa in the semifinals. Aman lost the game with a score of 10-12. According to his Instagram bio, he has been the gold medalist 17 times at national-level wrestling events and bagged several medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and World Ranking Series. Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov by five points.
Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal at Zagreb Open Ranking Series
Medal No. 93 for India 😍
Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat wins Bronze medal after BEATING home-favorite Liu Minghu 11-0 in FS 57kg category.
📸 File photo @wrestling #AGwithIAS #IndiaAtAsianGames #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/1mSVQxMLoZ
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 6, 2023
On 6 October 2023, The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi congratulated Aman Sehrawat for winning a bronze medal in the Men’s Wrestling 57 kg category at the Asian Games on Twitter. The tweet read,
Many congratulations to Aman Sehrawat for clinching the Bronze Medal in the Men's Wrestling 57kg category!
His exceptional display of technique led to this amazing feat, a testament to his hard work and training. pic.twitter.com/7PZKdWyfys
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 6, 2023
Controversy
Aman Sehrawat competes under a neutral International Olympic Committee flag at the World Championships.
The United World Wrestling suspended the Wrestling Federation of India for not being able to conduct its elections on time. On 27 April 2023, The Indian Olympic Association organised an ‘ad-hoc’ panel who were supposed to conduct the elections within 45 days. Unfortunately, the panel failed to do so, due to which The United World Wrestling suspended the Wrestling Federation of India. Because of the suspension, wrestlers who were supposed to represent India could not compete under the Indian flag but a neutral International Olympic Committee flag instead, at the World Championships 2023. In case, the Indian wrestler wins the gold medal, the Indian flag will not be displayed during the ceremony and the national anthem will not be played. The medal will solely go to the wrestler and not India. Thus, Aman Sehrawat has to play under a neutral International Olympic Committee flag.
Awards, Honours, Achievements
Medals
Gold
- In 2019, he won the gold medal at the Asian Cadet Championship.
- In 2021, he won the gold medal at the World Cadet Championships.
- In 2022, he won the gold medal at the U-23 Asian Championships.
- In 2022, he won the gold medal at the U-23 World Championships.
In 2022, he won the gold medal at the U-23 World Championships
- Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Bronze
- Aman Sehrawat won a bronze medal for India in the 57 kg men’s freestyle wrestling category at the Asian Games 2023. [2]Times of India
- Aman won a bronze medal for India in the 57 kg men’s wrestling category at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Aman with his bronze medal
Facts/Trivia
- Aman Sehrawat suffered an injury in the last 39 seconds at the Asian Championship 2023 in Astana during the match and consulted a doctor immediately after the mat-side treatment. With a lead of five against his opponent, Almaz Smanbekov, he won the match despite his injury. [3]Indian Express
- Before the official weigh-in for the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s 57 kg wrestling bronze medal match, Sehrawat stood at 61.5 kg. He lost around 4.5 kg in just 10 hours to be eligible to contest in the game. He ran for one hour and took five sessions of a 5-minute sauna bath. He continued this routine till he lost the extra weight.
References
| ↑1 | The Logical Indian |
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| ↑2 | Times of India |
| ↑3 | Indian Express |
