Paris Olympics Bronze Medalist Aman Sehrawat Receives a Rousing Welcome Upon Returning to India

Aman Sehrawat, the lone male wrestling entry from India at the Paris Olympics, has returned home after attaining the Bronze medal in the 57kg freestyle category. Sehrawat had an exceptional Olympics campaign. He seamlessly got the better of Vladimir Egorov of Macedonia in the pre-quarters and defeated Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania in the quarterfinal without dropping a sweat. Sehrawat outclassed Darian Cruz of Puerto Rico to secure the Bronze medal. He incurred his only loss against the eventual Gold medalist Rei Higuchi of Japan in the semi-final. Aman's win took India's medal tally to 6, which is country's second-best after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Aman Sehrawat Receives Heroic Welcome Upon Returning Home

The victorious Aman Sehrawat has returned home after reaching the podium at the Paris Olympics. India's Olympics hero has been greeted with a rousing reception in Delhi, with hundreds of individuals turning up to get one glance at the Wrestler, who made the country proud on the biggest stage. Here are the visuals of Aman Sehrawat being taken out securely by the Police.

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Aman Sehrawat Becomes India's Youngest Olympic Medalist

Grappler Aman Sehrawat became India's youngest-ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style category bronze less than a month after his 21st birthday to complete a memorable Games debut and lift the sagging spirits of the controversy-hit national wrestling contingent here on Friday.

Sehrawat, who turned 21 on July 16, notched up a commanding 13-5 win over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz in a high-intensity third-place contest.
Before him, the celebrated P V Sindhu held the title of being India's youngest Olympic podium finisher after she claimed a silver in the 2016 Games at the age of 21 years, one month and 14 days.

Sehrawat has not even completed a month since turning 21. His effort helped India win its sixth medal and move closer to the Tokyo Games tally of seven. The country has so far secured one silver and five bronze, including today's medal.

"It's been a long time since I won a medal for my country. I had to do something about it. I would like to say to the people of India that I will definitely win a gold for you in 2028," the youngster, who was raised by his grandfather after losing his parents as a child, said after his triumph.

"The target was gold but I had to be content with bronze this time. I had to forget the semifinal defeat. I told myself, let it go and focus on next. Sushil pehlawan ji won two medals, I will win in 2028 and then in 2032 also," he added enthusiastically.

The U-23 world champion was the lone Indian male wrestler to qualify for the Paris Games and he did not disappoint. Wrestling has not missed a medal at the Olympics since 2008 and Sehrawat's effort ensured the streak remained unbroken.

(With inputs from PTI)