Asian Games 2023, India in Wrestling full schedule: Dates, squad, men’s and women’s teams

India has a four-member squad for sport, which will be headlined by Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, who will be competing in the women’s 49 kg category.

Bajrang Punia after winning the final of men’s freestyle wrestling (65kg) in the 2018 Asian Games. | Photo Credit: PTI

India will begin its campaign in wreslting at the Hangzhou Asian Games on October 4.

India has a 18-member squad for the sport, which will be headlined by Tokyo Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia, who will be competing in the men’s 65 kg category.

India has won a total 59 medals in the continental competition, including 11 gold medals, one of which was won by Bajrang in the 2018 games.

At the Hangzhou Asian Games, the wrestling events will be held in Lin’an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre from October 4 to October 7, with the athletes competing for 18 gold medals.

Here is the schedule for the Indian wrestlers at Hangzhou.

Asian Games 2022 Weightlifting Schedule

October 4:

Men’s Greco-Roman - 60, 67, 77 and 87 kg

October 5

Men’s Greco-Roman - 97 and 130 kg

Women’s freestyle - 50, 53 and 57 kg

October 6

Women’s freestyle - 62, 68 and 76 kg

Men’s freestyle - 57 and 65 kg

October 7

Men’s freestyle - 74, 86, 97 and 125 kg

Every day begins with weigh-in at 4:30 AM, with qualification repechages at 7:30 AM and bronze and gold medal matches at 2:30 PM

Venue: Lin’an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre Hangzhou Gymnasium

Wrestling Squad

Greco-Roman

Gyanender - 60kg, Neeraj - 67kg, Vikash - 77kg, Sunil Kumar - 87kg, Narinder Cheema - 97kg, Naveen - 130kg

Women’s freestyle

Pooja Gehlot - 50kg, Antim Panghal - 53kg, Mansi Ahlawat - 57kg, Sonam Malik - 62kg, Radhika - 68kg, Kiran - 76kg

Men’s freestyle

Aman Sehrawat - 57kg, Bajrang Punia - 65kg, Yash - 74kg, Deepak Punia - 86kg, Vicky - 97kg, Sumit - 125kg