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Indian freestyle wrestler (born 2002)
Sujeet Kalkal is an Indian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kg division. He has won gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Championships.
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The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Two years ago, Sujeet Kalkal was stranded at Dubai International Airport, watching his Olympic dream slip away with every passing hour.
Two golds, two silvers and two bronzes capped a strong campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, with a comeback victory over the reigning world champion delivering one of the standout moments
Sujeet outclassed Tajikistans Abdulmazhid Kudiev in the mens freestyle 65kg final on Friday to get Indias first Asiad gold in wrestling since the golds by Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 edition. It took a Herculean effort to etch his name in wrestling history, as at one point, he was…