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#Wrestling #Abhimanyou #Mandwal #vies #consistent #roommate #Ravi #Dahiya">Wrestling: Abhimanyou Mandwal vies to be consistent like roommate Ravi Dahiya After underscoring his talent as the Asian champion in 70kg, freestyle wrestler Abhimanyou Mandwal is keen to be consistent like his former roommate, Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, and shine in bigger competitions including the Olympics.
Mandwal, who had claimed a bronze in the Asian Championships and became the Asian under-23 champion two years back, suffered a major ankle injury before bouncing back.
“My left ankle was broken. I couldn’t compete in the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. It was really bad, my bone was cracked. I did rehab in JSW, mentally prepared myself. It was challenging, it took me a year to recover,” Mandwal told Sportstar.
Mandwal, hailing from a wrestlers’ family of Shamsukh village in Hisar district of Haryana, fought back with determination. “I won gold medals in the National Championships last year and the Zagreb Open Ranking Series in February. In the Pro Wrestling League (PWL), I learnt about my weaknesses and how much power and stamina I needed.
“The Asian Championships was good. The semifinal bout (against Olympian, multiple Worlds medallist and last year’s Asian champion Mongolian Ernazar Akamataliev) was the toughest. I considered myself better than him. He came from 65kg and I aim at competing in 74kg.”
The 24-year-old Mandwal, who was enrolled at the famous Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi by his uncle in 2012 (a year after his father’s death), acknowledged the influence of different coaches, including current coach Lalit Kumar, and his role model Ravi in his growth. “They take good care of young wrestlers. I used to live with Ravi before he shifted to a new house. I learnt a lot from him. I liked his consistency and mindset.”
Looking to switch to an Olympic weight, 74kg, Mandwal understands that he needs to decide wisely as the World Championships and the Asian Games are scheduled close to each other this year. “The World Championships has 70kg, but the Asian Games has 74kg. I’ll have to keep all factors in mind when I plan. The main goal is the (2028) Olympics and there’s enough time to prepare for that,” said Mandwal.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
After underscoring his talent as the Asian champion in 70kg, freestyle wrestler Abhimanyou Mandwal is…
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#Asian #Wrestling #Championships #Sujeet #Abhimanyou #secure #titles #Aman #Mukul #confirm #medals">Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Sujeet, Abhimanyou secure titles; Aman, Mukul confirm medals
World Under-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) and Abhimanyou Mandwal (70kg) posted contrasting wins to secure maiden titles, while Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat (61kg) and Mukul Dahiya (86kg) reached their respective finals to confirm two more medals at the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Saturday.
Indian freestyle wrestlers bagged four medals on the penultimate day.
Sujeet gave a clinical performance to record a convincing 8-1 victory over 2025 World Wrestling Championships bronze medallist Umidjon Jalolov. Against the highly defensive Uzbek, Sujeet, who led 2-0 at the break, executed three take-downs in the second period to assert his supremacy.
Abhimanyou, an Asian bronze medallist in 2024, erased a two-point deficit to shock double Worlds medallist Mongol Tomor-Ochiryn Tulga 5-3 in the 70kg final.
Sandeep Singh Mann lost 1-2 to Japan’s Keyvan Gharehdaghi in the 79kg summit clash to take silver.
Ankush (57kg) beat Japan’s Fuga Sasaki 8-2 to win bronze.
Meanwhile, Aman Sehrawat, who jumped from 57kg to 61kg, defeated Korea’s Kim Changsu 11-0 and Iran’s Ahmad Masoud 11-9 on his way to the final.
Mukul got past Uzbekistan’s Bobur Islomov 2-0, Bahrain’s Khidir Saipudinov 9-0 and Kazakhstan’s Bolat Sakayev 12-6 to reach the summit clash.
Published on Apr 11, 2026
World Under-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) and Abhimanyou Mandwal (70kg) posted contrasting wins to secure maiden titles, while Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat (61kg) and Mukul Dahiya (86kg) reached their respective finals to confirm two more medals at the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Saturday.
Indian freestyle wrestlers bagged four medals on the penultimate day.
Sujeet gave a clinical performance to record a convincing 8-1 victory over 2025 World Wrestling Championships bronze medallist Umidjon Jalolov. Against the highly defensive Uzbek, Sujeet, who led 2-0 at the break, executed three take-downs in the second period to assert his supremacy.
Abhimanyou, an Asian bronze medallist in 2024, erased a two-point deficit to shock double Worlds medallist Mongol Tomor-Ochiryn Tulga 5-3 in the 70kg final.
Sandeep Singh Mann lost 1-2 to Japan’s Keyvan Gharehdaghi in the 79kg summit clash to take silver.
Ankush (57kg) beat Japan’s Fuga Sasaki 8-2 to win bronze.
Meanwhile, Aman Sehrawat, who jumped from 57kg to 61kg, defeated Korea’s Kim Changsu 11-0 and Iran’s Ahmad Masoud 11-9 on his way to the final.
Mukul got past Uzbekistan’s Bobur Islomov 2-0, Bahrain’s Khidir Saipudinov 9-0 and Kazakhstan’s Bolat Sakayev 12-6 to reach the summit clash.
Published on Apr 11, 2026
World Under-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) and Abhimanyou Mandwal (70kg) posted contrasting wins to secure…