Orphaned at 11, Aman Sherawat becomes the youngest Indian to win a medal at Olympics. Aman is just 21 years old Indian professional wrestler. Aman has also acquired gold medal at the 2022 U23 World Championships and was the 2023 Asian champion. Aman Sherawat won the bronze medal in wrestling on his Olympic debut at the Paris Olympics 2024.
About The Match
Aman Sherawat was representing India while competing with Puerto Rico’s athlete Darian Cruz. Their wrestling match category was Men’s 57kg Freestyle. Aman Sherawat won the match against Darian with a dominant score of 13-5. After this win he became the youngest Indian to secure a medal at Olympics at the age of 21 years 0 months and 24 days. The previous record of securing the medal by youngest Indian was held by PV Sindhu who won silver medal at Rio Olympics 2016 at the age of 21 years 1 month and 14 days. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi extended his best wishes towards Aman Sherawat.
Chhatrasal Stadium’s Tradition
Athletes competing from Chhatrasal Stadium in India have won in wrestling. Some of these winning wrestlers of Olympics are Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Bajrang Punia, and Ravi Dahiya. Before the untimely death of Aman, his father had enrolled him at the Chhatrasal Stadium in 2013. It then became his home and the wrestling mat filled his void. Aman’s coach Lalit Kumar said, “Aman was under pressure to uphold the legacy of Chhatrasal. After Sushil Kumar, several wrestlers from Chhatrasal won medals, and Aman has continued that tradition. The atmosphere here is festive; the wrestlers are dancing and celebrating.”
Aman’s statement
Aman after winning the bronze medal in an interview said, “I had come here thinking about gold but now I have to be satisfied with bronze. I’m feeling very happy for my country. During the 2028 Olympics we will go again with the ambition for gold for the country. I have not slept for two nights. I was thinking about the Bout. What should I do in the bout and how should I do it. I used to walk in the lobby thinking about wrestling. The bout happened the way we planned it.”