Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 (Freestyle): First winners and medalists announced

On April 11 in Bishkek, the winners and medalists in the first five weight categories of the 2026 Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championships were determined. Finals were held in the 57, 65, 70, 79, and 97 kg divisions.

At the end of the competition day, two wrestlers each from India and Japan became champions, along with one representative from Iran.

All results of the first finals (Freestyle, Asian Championships 2026)

57 kg

• Milad Valizadeh (Iran)
• Munkh Erdene Batkhuuyag (Mongolia)
• Abdymalik Karachov (Kyrgyzstan) and Ankush (India)
  Final: Valizadeh defeated Batkhuuyag 14:3

65 kg

• Sujeet (India)
• Umidjon Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
• Abdulmajid Kudiev (Tajikistan) and Alibeg Alibegov (Bahrain)
  Final: Sujeet defeated Jalolov 8:1

70 kg

• Abhimanyu (India)
• Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia)
• Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) and Sina Khalili (Iran)
  Final: Abhimanyu defeated Ochir 5:3

79 kg

• Keivan Garehdaghi (Japan)
• Sandil Singh Mann (India)
• Suldhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia) and Zhakshylyk Baitashov (Kyrgyzstan)
  Final: Garehdaghi defeated Mann 2:1

97 kg

• Arash Yoshida (Japan)
• Amirali Azarpira (Iran)
• Sherzod Poyonov (Uzbekistan) and Ahmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain)
  Final: Yoshida defeated Azarpira 4:0

Finals on April 12

• 61 kg: Aman (India) vs Kwang Myong Kim (DPRK)
• 74 kg: Magomedrasul Asluev (Bahrain) vs Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (Japan)
• 86 kg: Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) vs Mukul Dahiya (India)
• 92 kg: Magomed Sharipov (Bahrain) vs Mohammadmobin Azimi (Iran)
• 125 kg: Amir Hossein Zare (Iran) vs Shamil Sharipov (Bahrain)