Zagreb Open 2024: Aman Sehrawat wins India's first gold medal in Croatia

Current Asian champion Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal at the Zagreb Open 2024 wrestling tournament in Croatia on Wednesday. The 20-year-old defeated the People’s Republic of China’s Zou Wanhao in the men’s 57kg through technical superiority (10-0) to secure India's first medal in the ongoing tournament. In the previous year, Aman Sehrawat secured the bronze medal at the Zagreb Open.

🥇🤼‍♂️ Aman becomes indomitable! Clinches GOLD 🥇 in Men's FS 57kg category in style 🏆
Defeating World Rank 1⃣ Wanhao Zou 🇨🇳 in the final in a breathtaking showdown at the 1st Ranking Series - Zagreb Open in 🇭🇷. 🌟

Dominating every bout with technical superiority, Aman is truly… pic.twitter.com/O4yWBFq0qK

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) January 10, 2024

Earlier in the semis, Aman Sehrawat defeated Roberti Dingashvili of Georgia in a dominating game by 11-0 after beating Zane Richards of the USA with a similar margin in the quarter-finals. Indian wrestler began his campaign in the tournament with a 15-4 win over Turkey's Muhammet Karavus in the qualification round.

On the other hand, Olympian Deepak Punia and Yash, the other two wrestlers competing in the multinational tournament, returned empty-handed.

Heartbreak for Deepak Punia

Deepak Punia lost 6-2 against Kazakhstan's Azamat Dauletbekov in the qualification round in the men’s 86kg. However, Kazakhstan's star progressed to the final and handed Deepak Punia a chance to seize the bronze medal via repechage.