Aman Sehrawat After Asian Games Gold: ‘I Haven’t Achieved My Target Yet’

Wrestler Aman Sehrawat is back in India with his first Asian Games gold medal, and already looking past it, the Hindustan Times reported on 10 October 2026.

“Abhi target achieve nahi hua,” he said. I haven’t achieved my target yet.

Quick Facts

Age	23
Weight category	57kg
Asian Games result	Gold
Final	Beat Han Chong Song (North Korea) 11-7
Earlier honours	Olympic medallist, Paris 2024; Asian Games bronze, Hangzhou
Stated goal	Olympic gold, Los Angeles 2028

The Final

Han Chong Song, the reigning world champion, led 7-6 late in the bout. With about 30 seconds left, a bruised and bloodied Aman scored a two-point takedown and went on to win 11-7.

“I always believed that I could do it,” he said. “All I thought then was ‘galti nahi karni’.” No mistakes.

He had beaten the North Korean before, but said he did not take that for granted.

A Difficult 2025

The gold follows a hard year. A ban connected to a failed attempt to make weight, later revoked, kept him out of the World Championships.

“It was my dream to win at the World Championships. But once I came out of it stronger, I put all my focus into the Asian Games,” he said.

Back to 57kg

Earlier this year he moved up to 61kg and won silver at both the Zagreb Open and the Asian Championships.

On his coaches’ advice he returned to 57kg, the category in which he had won bronze at the last Asian Games. He also changed his diet, which he believes cost him in the semi-final three years ago.

What Drives Him Now

“I am getting a lot of love and people are reminding me that I have to go for gold at the Olympics. So that is what is motivating me now. I want to hold an Olympic gold medal,” he said.

Aman was one of India’s six medallists at the Paris Olympics.

Source: Hindustan Times (10 October 2026).

Featured image: India’s medal winners from the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aman Sehrawat among them, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2024. Photo by the Prime Minister’s Office, licensed under Government Open Data License – India, via Wikimedia Commons.