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“Did Not Sleep At All…”: Aman Sehrawat Reveals Tough Journey To Paris Olympics 2024 Wrestling Bronze

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Aman Sehrawat won wrestling bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024© AFP




Aman Sehrawat scripted history by becoming India’s youngest ever medalist at the Olympics as he claimed bronze in the 57kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Aman defeated Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz in the bronze medal match on Friday to clinch India’s first medal in wrestling at this year’s Olympics. In an interview with NDTV, Aman opened up about what the medal meant for him and said that although his dream was to win the gold, this medal will motivate him to perform well in 2028.

“I came with the dream of winning a medal at the Olympics. Wanted to win gold but everything happens for one’s good. Next time, I will be better prepared. This was a big boost for me and I have the belief now that I will surely do well in the 2028 Olympics,” Aman told NDTV after the bronze medal triumph.

Following his loss to Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the semifinals, Aman was overweight and he needed to get back into the permissible limit before the weigh-in. The wrestler said that they worked overnight on his weight and he did not sleep at all as his coaches put him through multiple training sessions.

“We did a lot to lose that weight. Once the bout ended, I practiced for two hours. Then at around 1am, I trained at the gym. By 3, I was somewhat done. But I did not sleep at all. The main target was to get the weight within the permissible limit. Did not sleep at all before the fight,” he explained.

Earlier, Vinesh Phogat also qualified for the 50kg wrestling final but she was disqualified from the gold medal match for being overweight. After the decision was challenged in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the hearing has concluded and a decision is expected by Sunday evening.

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How Aman Sehrawat Lost 4.6kg In 10 Hours Before Paris Olympics 2024 Bronze Medal Match

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To gain something, Aman Sehrawat firstly needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi, Aman had a bigger job at hand before taking the mat for the bronze medal play-off. India’s youngest Olympic bronze medal winning grappler had to shed 4.5 kilograms of bodyweight in a stipulated time of 10 hours before mandatory second day weigh-in to qualify for the 57 kg bout.

By the time Aman was up on the weighing machine on second morning, he along with his coaches Jagmander Singh and Virender Dahiya had accomplished the mission — reduced 4.6 kgs to be eligible for the fight at 56.9 kg.

It was case being exactly 100 gram less than critical limit. If 100 gram became tragedy for Vinesh Phogat, it was a case of relief for Aman.

On Thursday, Aman had lost his semifinal bout against Japan’s Rei Higuchi around 6:30 pm.

There was no time to waste.

The ‘mission’ began with a one-and-a-half-hour mat session during which the two senior coaches engaged him in standing wrestling and it was followed by a one-hour hot-bath session.

At 12:30 they hit the gym, where Aman had a non-stop one-hour run on the treadmill.

The sweating would help in cutting weight. He was then given a 30-minute break, followed by five sessions of 5-minute sauna bath.

By the end of the last session, Aman was still weighing 900g more. He was given a massage and then the coaches asked the Chhtrasal trainee to do light jogging.

It was followed by five 15-minute running sessions. By 4:30am, Aman was weighing 56.9kg — 100g less. The coaches and the wrestler heaved a sigh of relief.

In between these sessions, Aman was given lukewarm water with lemon and honey and a bit of coffee to drink.

Aman would not sleep after that.

“I watched videos of wrestling bouts, the whole night.” “We kept checking his weight every hour. We didn’t sleep the whole night, not even during the day,” said coach Dahiya.

“Weight cutting is routine, normal for us but there was tension, a lot of tension due to what happened the other day (with Vinesh). We could not let slip another medal,” said Dahiya.

All the hard work came to a fruition when Aman won the bronze medal, beating Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz on Friday to become India’s youngest ever Olympic medallist. 

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates, Day 14: CAS’ Big Revelation On Vinesh’s Appeal; Wrestler Aman Sehrawat Eyes Bronze

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Olympics 2024, Day 14 Live Updates: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a new statement regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to be awarded the silver medal, following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 50kg event. The CAS said that matter has been referred to the Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC (AUS), sitting as a Sole Arbitrator, adding that the decision will be taken before the end of the Summer Games. Later in the day, India grappler Aman Sehrawat playing for the bronze medal in men’s 57kg wrestling against Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz. Apart from him, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will also be in action in the women’s individual golf event. India have taken their medal tally to a total of five medals as the men’s hockey team clinched a memorable bronze while athlete Neeraj Chopra secured silver in the men’s javelin throw event. (India’s Day 14 Schedule | Medal Tally)

Here are the Live Updates from Day 14 of the Paris Olympics 2024:







  • 19:47 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Hockey: Argentina win women’s bronze!

    Argentina won the bronze medal in women’s hockey. After a 2-2 draw against Belgium, Las Leonas won 3-1 on penalties thanks to saves from Cristina Cosentino and goals from youngsters Lara Casas, Zoe Diaz and Sofia Cairo.

  • 19:12 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Golf: Aditi, Diksha fall behind!

    From 1 under par to being either side of top 30, it has now gone all horribly downhill for Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar at the end of Round 3.

  • 18:51 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Olympic fever in India!

    Olympics website and application has reached 273 million users for Paris 2024, with the highest number of users from India during these Summer Games yesterday (Thursday). Thuis huge spike in traffic was due to India winning their 4th and 5th medals from Neeraj Chopra and the Men’s hockey team

  • 18:37 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Arshad Nadeem’s father on his sons success!

    Arshad Nadeem’s father said that he doesn’t need any help from the governement. As long as he is alive, he will do everything possible to help his son achieve his dreams. Arshad fulfilled one of his dreams on Thursday, clinching the gold medal with a Games record in men’s javelin.

  • 17:51 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Sachin’s verdict on Vinesh saga!

    Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has thrown his weight behind wrestler Vinesh Phogat, following her disqualification from the Women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics 2024.

    “Time for an Umpire’s Call! Every sport has rules and those rules need to be seen in context, maybe even revisited at times. Vinesh Phogat qualified fair and square for the finals. Her disqualification by weight, was before the finals, and hence, for her to be robbed of a deserving silver medal defies logic and sporting sense,” Tendulkar said in a statement.

  • 17:11 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Sport Climbing: Great Britain take the gold!

    Great Britain win the gold in Men’s Boulder & Lead Final with Toby Roberts beating Japan’s Sorato Anraku, who takes home the silver. Jakob Schubert of Australia settles for bronze.

  • 16:52 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: History at Porte de Versailles!

    Historic moment for the hosts as Alexis Lebrun, Felix Lebrun and Simon Gauzy clinch France’s first-ever Olympic Games team medal, beating Japan 3-2.

  • 16:31 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Indian challenge ends in Athletics!

    The Indian athletics campaign at the ongoing Paris Olympics ended as the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams failing to qualify for the final. The men’s team, comprising of Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Ajmal and Muhammed Anas, put on a impressive show, finishing 5th in their heats.

    On the other hand, the women’s quartet of Jyothika Sri Dandi, Machettira Raju Poovamma, Vithya Ramraj and Subha Venkatesan clocked timings of 3:32.51 during the first round of the women’s 4×400 m relay event.

  • 16:02 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: CAS latest update on Vinesh’s plea!

    The CAS has said that a decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal will be taken before the end of the Summer Games in Paris.

    “The matter has been referred to the Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC (AUS), sitting as a Sole Arbitrator, who will hold a hearing with the parties today. The Sole Arbitrator’s decision is expected to be issued before the end of the Olympic Games,” CAS said in a statement on Friday.

  • 15:30 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Lok Sabha praises Neeraj, Hockey Team!

    Lok Sabha members have lauded the Indian hockey team and Neeraj Chopra for winning medals at the Paris Olympics, and said their victories will inspire young players.

  • 14:59 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Sreejesh-Manu flagbearers for India!

    Fresh from helping the men’s hockey team win bronze, the retiring goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the joint flagbearer with pistol shooter Manu Bhaker at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. IOA president PT Usha said she spoke with Neeraj Chopra, who obliged and agreed that Sreejesh should be the flagbearer at the closing ceremony

  • 14:54 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Season best effort in Men’s 4x400m relay round!

    Indian quartet of Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi finish 5th in men’s 4x400m relay race heat 2 with a season-best timing of 3:00. However, that’s not enough to take them to the final.

  • 14:35 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Men’s 4x400m relay round up next!

    Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, and Rajesh Ramesh in action next in the Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1. A strong line-up

  • 14:29 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: More disappointment in athletics!

    India fail to qualify for the Women’s 4x400m Relay Final. The quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan finishes 8th.

  • 14:22 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live: India’s 4x400m action about to start!

    Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan are in action for India in the women’s 4x400m relay first round

  • 13:32 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Swimming: 1-3 For Hungary!

    Double podium for Hungary in Marathon Swimming as Kristof Rasovszky and David Betlehem win gold and bronze. Germany’s Oliver Klemet settles for a silver.

  • 12:56 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14, Live Updates: Standings of Aditi, Diksha in golf

  • 12:46 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14, Live Updates: Vinesh had filed two appeals

    Two appeals were filed by Vinesh – one for participating in Thursday’s wrestling final while the second one was to get the joint-silver medal. While her first appeal was rejected, the CAS accepted her second request.  The Indian authorities have appointed famous lawyer Harish Salve to represent Vinesh’s case in front of the CAS. As per the reports, the hearing will take place on Friday at 1:30 PM (IST) and Salve will be virtually joining the case. 

  • 12:37 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14, Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat’s appeal accepted by CAS

    Meanwhile, wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal regarding her disqualification from women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final, has been accepted by the Court of Arbitration. The CAS hearing will take place on Friday at 1:30 PM (IST) and renowned lawyer Harish Salve will be representing Vinesh. 

  • 12:32 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14, Live Updates: Golf begins

    Round three of women’s individual golf event begins at Paris Olympics 2024. India’s Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar are currently Tied 14 with a total score of 143. 

  • 12:04 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14 Live Updates: Golfers in action

    Golfers will be beginning India’s campaign on Day 14 of the Paris Olympics 2024. From India, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will be participating in women’s individual golf event. 

  • 11:56 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14 Live Updates: India eye another bronze

    Despite losing in the semi-final, India wrestler Aman Sehrawat still has a chance of winning the bronze medal as he takes on Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz in the third-place match of men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling. Earlier on Thursday, Sehrawat lost against Japanese top-seed Rei Higuchi in the semi-finals. 

  • 11:53 (IST)

    Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14 Live Updates: Hello

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 14 of Paris Olympics 2024. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

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