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Indian greco-roman wrestler (born 2002)
Nitesh Siwach is an Indian greco-roman wrestler from Haryana, who competes in the men's 97 kg category. He won silver medal in 97 kg event at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Asian multi-sport event
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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Areas of influence by ancient Greece and Rome
The Greco-Roman world – also Greco-Roman civilization, Greco-Roman culture, or Greco-Latin culture – is the modern term for the regions that historically and culturally fell under the direct influence of the language, culture, government, and religion of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The two cultures first blended significantly within the military sphere of the Roman Republic, and then the widening Roman Empire. The term "classical antiquity" describes the accompanying time period when Greco-Roman culture exerted its greatest influence and dominance on the European continent.
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The wrestling mat had begun to feel like a distant memory for Nitesh Siwach.
Wrestler Nitesh Siwach brought laurels to the country by clinching a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Thursday. His silver has also ended a 64-year wait for a medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games.
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