After Aman Sehrawat’s bronze medal win on the Paris Olympics, the Indian wrestler’s sister Pooja Sehrawat stated that she was very that her brother might win a medal for the nation. Sehrawat, making his Olympic debut, secured the medal with a 13-5 victory over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz on Friday, marking India’s first wrestling medal on the Paris 2024 Video games. Chatting with ANI, Pooja stated that they had been hoping for the gold medal. She added that the folks within the village are joyful.
“I’m very joyful that Aman received a bronze medal for the nation. We had been looking forward to gold…He (Aman) could be very joyful. The folks within the village are additionally joyful…,” Pooja Sehrawat stated.
Earlier, talking to ANI, Aman stated that he hoped for the gold medal however was nonetheless joyful to bag the bronze within the wrestling occasion.
“I’m very joyful and I nonetheless cannot imagine that I’ve gained a medal for the nation on the Olympics… I hoped for the gold however I’m proud of bronze as nicely…,” Aman stated.
The 21-year-old wrestler added that it was a ‘speechless’ second after standing on the Olympic podium. The teenager additional added that his subsequent goal will probably be to organize for the 2026 Asian Video games and the 2028 Olympics.
“It was a speechless second after I stood on the rostrum… from right this moment, my subsequent goal will probably be to organize for the 2028 Olympics and 2026 Asian Video games,” he added.
In the course of the match, the Puerto Rican grappler initially gained the lead by securing a degree with a single-leg maintain. Nonetheless, Aman got here again sturdy, scoring factors by concentrating on Darian Cruz’s shoulders.
After Darian Cruz took the lead with a two-point transfer, Aman regained management.
With 37 seconds left, Aman secured further factors and gained the bout with technical superiority as Darian Cruz tried a determined transfer and conceded one other level.
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