Nitesh Siwach enters final: Who is the last Indian to win a Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in Asian Games?
In the semifinal, Nitesh outclassed Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar 9-0 to earn a victory by technical superiority. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
In the semifinal, Nitesh outclassed Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar 9-0 to earn a victory by technical superiority. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
India’s Nitesh Siwach entered the final in the Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg event at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday.
In the semifinal, Nitesh outclassed Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar 9-0 to earn a victory by technical superiority.
In the final, the 23-year-old Indian will take on Japan’s Yuri Nakazato, with the bout scheduled to happen at 3:35 p.m IST on Thursday.
If Nitesh is to beat Nakazato, he will become the first Indian to win an Asiad gold in the Greco-Roman wrestling in 64 years.
Who is the last Indian to win a Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in Asian Games?
Ganpat Andalkar is the first and only Indian to win a Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal in Asian Games.
Ganpat Andalkar (left) during the 1962 Asian Games. | Photo Credit: AP
Ganpat Andalkar (left) during the 1962 Asian Games. | Photo Credit: AP
At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Andalkar won the Men’s Greco-Roman +97 kg title, in addition to the silver medal he claimed in freestyle wrestling in the same weight category.
India has already won a Greco-Roman wrestling medal in Aich-Nagoya through Sunil Kumar, who bagged bronze in the men’s 87kg event.
Indian Greco-Roman wrestling medallists in Asian Games
1962, Jakarta
Ganpat Andalkar – Gold, Men’s +97 kg
Maruti Mane – Silver, Men’s 97 kg
Sajjan Singh – Silver, Men’s 87 kg
Udey Chand – Bronze, Men’s 70 kg
Narsingh Patel – Bronze, Men’s 63 kg
1974, Tehran
Sukhchain Singh Cheema – Bronze, Men’s 100 kg
2010, Guangzhou
Ravinder Singh – Bronze, Men’s 66 kg
Sunil Kumar Rana – Bronze, Men’s 96 kg
2023, Hangzhou
Sunil Kumar – Bronze, Men’s 87 kg
2026, Aichi-Nagoya
Sunil Kumar – Bronze, Men’s 87 kg
Published on Oct 01, 2026
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