“Did Not Sleep At All…”: Aman Sehrawat On Getting Prepared For Paris Olympics 2024 Wrestling Bronze Bout

Aman Sehrawat scripted historical past by changing into India’s youngest ever medalist on the Olympics as he claimed bronze within the 57kg freestyle wrestling occasion on the Paris Olympics 2024. Aman defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz within the bronze medal match on Friday to clinch India’s first medal in wrestling at this 12 months’s Olympics. In an interview with NDTV, Aman opened up about what the medal meant for him and mentioned that though his dream was to win the gold, this medal will encourage him to carry out effectively in 2028.

“I got here with the dream of profitable a medal on the Olympics. Needed to win gold however every little thing occurs for one’s good. Subsequent time, I will likely be higher ready. This was an enormous increase for me and I’ve the idea now that I’ll absolutely do effectively within the 2028 Olympics,” Aman advised NDTV after the bronze medal triumph.

Following his loss to Japan’s Rei Higuchi within the semifinals, Aman was chubby and he wanted to get again into the permissible restrict earlier than the weigh-in. The wrestler mentioned that they labored in a single day on his weight and he didn’t sleep in any respect as his coaches put him by way of a number of coaching periods.

“We did lots to lose that weight. As soon as the bout ended, I practiced for 2 hours. Then at round 1am, I skilled on the gymnasium. By 3, I used to be considerably completed. However I didn’t sleep in any respect. The primary goal was to get the load inside the permissible restrict. Didn’t sleep in any respect earlier than the combat,” he defined.

Earlier, Vinesh Phogat additionally certified for the 50kg wrestling remaining however she was disqualified from the gold medal match for being chubby. After the choice was challenged within the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the listening to has concluded and a choice is anticipated by Sunday night.