Sujeet's 10-9 comeback gives India Asian Games gold
Down 9-2 in the 65kg final, Sujeet scored eight unanswered to win 10-9 and give India its first Asian Games wrestling gold since 2018.
The one that matters
Sujeet rallies from 9-2 for India's first wrestling gold since 2018
Sujeet beat Abdulmazhid Kudiev of Tajikistan 10-9 in the Asian Games freestyle 65kg final, United World Wrestling posted. UWW says he trailed 9-2 before the comeback, and that it is India's first wrestling gold at the Games since 2018. Nachyn Kuular of Kazakhstan and Kotaro Kiyooka of Japan took the bronzes, Kiyooka beating Iran's Abbas Ebrahimzadeh 3-2.
He comeback from 9-2 to win 10-9 in the 65kg final
Why it matters: India's senior freestyle program gets its signature result at 65kg, a weight stacked across Asia.
- Remaining Asian Games freestyle medal bouts
On the mat
Nokhodi moves up and beats World finalist Ishiguro 9-6 at 86kg
Iran's Mohammad Nokhodi won Asian Games freestyle gold at 86kg, beating Japan's Hayato Ishiguro 9-6, per United World Wrestling. GlobalWrestOrder notes Nokhodi bumped up a weight to do it and called him the favorite for the World title at his natural 79kg. Suldkhuu Olonbayar and Malik Shavaev took the bronzes.
Nokhodi looks like the favorite to win the world title at his natural weight of 79kg
Why it matters: Sets the 79kg World picture, where Nokhodi now looks like the man to beat.
- Whether Nokhodi returns to 79kg for Worlds
Snyder defends RAF light heavyweight belt vs Shamil Erdogan in Abu Dhabi
Real American Freestyle booked Kyle Snyder to defend the RAF Light Heavyweight Championship against Shamil Erdogan on November 14 at Etihad Arena. Jon Kozak says Erdogan won 2014 World bronze but had it stripped after a failed drug test, and that his last freestyle match was a 10-0 loss to Elizbar Odikadze at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix.
Shamil Erdogan won bronze at the 2014 World Championships but had it stripped after a failed drug test.
Why it matters: RAF's Abu Dhabi card now has a title fight, with Snyder's belt on the line.
- November 14, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi