India's Best Asian Games Wrestling Campaign Since 1962: Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Medal Breakdown

India ended its wrestling campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan with six medals: two gold, two silver and two bronze. According to GKToday's report, published on 5 October 2026, this is India's best Asian Games wrestling showing since Jakarta 1962, when India won 12 medals including three gold. The two golds came on 2 and 3 October 2026, and the wrestling campaign is described as completed as of the report date.

What happened: India's wrestling medals at Aichi-Nagoya 2026

The evidence gives the medallists and categories below. It gives dates only for the two gold-medal bouts, so dates for the other four medals are not stated here.

The two gold-medal finals

Sujeet Kalkal beat Abdulmazhid Kudiev of Tajikistan 10-9 in the 65kg final. Aman Sehrawat beat North Korea's Han Chong Song, described in the source as the reigning world champion, 11-7 in the 57kg final.

Why this matters

The comparison with 1962

The Jakarta 1962 campaign remains India's best Asian Games wrestling campaign by medal count, with 12 medals. The 2026 haul of six is therefore half that total. The source calls it the best since 1962, but it does not explain the basis for the comparison, such as gold medals, the overall mix or the number of events.

Milestones reported

• Sehrawat and Kalkal gave India its first men's freestyle double gold at the Asian Games since 1978.
• Nitesh Siwach's Greco-Roman silver ended a 64-year wait for an Indian medal in that discipline at the Asian Games.
• Sunil Kumar is reported as the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler with two Asian Games medals.

Exam-relevant background

Wrestling at the Asian Games has freestyle and Greco-Roman events for men, and freestyle events for women. United World Wrestling is the international governing body that sets weight categories, bout rules and competition formats. Learners preparing for sports current affairs can note the host (Aichi-Nagoya, Japan), the six-medal split, the two gold winners with their weight classes, and the milestone facts above. This is background for revision, not a prediction that any question will be asked.

Evidence limits to keep in mind

• Single source for the 2026 result. The medal list and milestones come from one GKToday report. No official results page was supplied, so check the final medal table and bout results before relying on exact details in an exam.
• The "best since 1962" claim is not fully explained. A separate Sportstar retrospective says India won six wrestling medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games (officially Hangzhou 2022, held 23 September to 8 October 2023). That count equals the 2026 total, and the Sportstar piece gives no gold, silver and bronze split for wrestling. The 2026 claim may therefore rest on the quality of the medals rather than the number, but the evidence does not say.
• The Greco-Roman milestones are hard to reconcile. The source says Siwach ended a 64-year Greco-Roman medal drought, yet it also says Sunil Kumar is the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler with two Asian Games medals. It does not explain how both statements hold, so treat these two facts with caution until verified.
• Wider Games status is not covered. The evidence does not give the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 schedule or India's overall medal tally, so this post makes no claim about whether the Games as a whole have ended.

Context: India's overall Asian Games record

Sportstar's retrospective records India's best overall Asian Games performance as Hangzhou 2023: 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze), fourth place behind China, Japan and South Korea. The previous record was 70 medals in 2018. Wrestling contributed six of the 107 medals there. This is background only and not a comparison with Aichi-Nagoya 2026 totals, which are not in the evidence.

FAQ

How many wrestling medals did India win at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games?

Six: two gold (Aman Sehrawat, Sujeet Kalkal), two silver (Antim Panghal, Nitesh Siwach) and two bronze (Deepak Punia, Sunil Kumar), per GKToday.

When were the wrestling golds won?

Sujeet Kalkal won on 2 October 2026 and Aman Sehrawat on 3 October 2026. The report was published on 5 October 2026.

Is six medals India's highest Asian Games wrestling tally?

No. Jakarta 1962, with 12 medals including three gold, remains the best by medal count. Six is described as the best since then.