India's Aman Sehrawat defeated Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov to qualify for the quarterfinal round in the 57kg freestyle wrestling. He won the bout 10-0 based on technical superiority and showed excellent skills to beat the world number 38. On the other hand, Sehrawat is ranked sixth in the world which means this result is on the expected lines.
The start of the bout between the two wrestlers was on a quieter note but it was Aman who opened his account first with a leg attack. The 2-0 lead stretched by one more point as soon as the young Indian wrestler pushed Vladimir out of the ring. There was no looking back for Aman after this as another takedown of the opponent led to him being declared the winner by technical superiority.
Meanwhile, India's Anshu Malik has been knocked out of the Olympics as she lost to world number five Helen Maroulis of the USA 2-7 in the round of 16. Coming back to Aman Sehrawat, he will next face Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov who won the gold medal in the same category at the 2022 World Championships and followed it with a bronze in the next year. Aman will turn up for the semifinal as well if he manages to beat the wrestler from Albania.
Aman's win comes as a huge relief for the entire India, especially after what happened with Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday (August 7). She was set to compete for the gold medal in the final against Sarah Hildebrandt of the USA but was disqualified for weighing only 100 grams overweight in her 49 kg category. For now, though there is still hope for her to win the silver medal as she has appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).
