Sunil Kumar clinches Greco-Roman 87kg bronze, opens India's wrestling tally at Asian Games 2026

NEW DELHI: India won its first wrestling medal at the Asian Games 2026 after Sunil Kumar clinched bronze in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category on Wednesday.Sunil produced a dominant performance against the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts, winning the bout 9-0 by technical superiority.Sunil did not allow Roberts to score a single point during the bout. The Indian wrestler picked up points throughout the contest before completing a comfortable victory.The win gave Sunil the bronze medal and opened India’s wrestling medal account at the Asian Games.Final score:Sunil Kumar (India) 9-0 Callum Johnston Roberts (Philippines)Sunil’s victory was recorded as a technical superiority win, with the opponent failing to score any point.Sunil had won a bronze in Hangzhou 2023 Games, ending a 13-year year wait for India for medal in the Greco Roman style.Before that Ravinder Singh and Sunil Kumar Rana had won bronze in 2010 Guangzhou Games.The 27-year-old Haryana wrestler was left to fight for a bronze medal after losing his semifinal by technical superiority to Japan's Taizo Yoshida.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.