While the Asian Games 2026 is in the thrilling final week, wrestling is set to put special marks. Inae Sports Center in Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is ready to host the entire wrestling events at the ongoing Asiad 2026 from 30 September to 3 October.
Initially, the Wrestling Federation of India announced an 18-member wrestling squad for the Asian Games 2026. However, we now have 15 wrestlers for the Asian Games 2026, as Mukul Dahiya, Deepanshu Ahlawat, and Deepak have been removed after failing the doping test.
Asian Games 2026 (Wrestling): Indian Wrestlers
Complete Men’s Freestyle Squad
Men's 57kg: Aman Sehrawat
Men’s 65kg: Sujeet Kalkal
Men’s 74kg: Sagar Jaglan
Men’s 97kg: Deepak Punia
Men’s 125kg: Rajat Ruhal
Complete Women’s Freestyle Squad
Women’s 50kg: Dipanshi
Women’s 53kg: Antim Panghal
Women’s 57kg: Manisha Bhanwala
Women’s 62kg: Mansi Ahlawat
Women’s 68kg: Nisha Dahiya
Women’s 76kg: Priya Malik
Complete Men’s Greco-Roman Squad
Men’s 60kg: Sumit Dalal
Men’s 77kg: Aman Baroniya
Men’s 87kg: Sunil Kumar
Men’s 97kg: Nitesh Siwach
Asian Games 2026: Wrestling Events — Road to Medals
All Events
Preliminary rounds & Repechage → Final
Asian Games History: India at Wrestling
Total Medals: 65
Golds: 11
Silvers: 15
Bronzes: 39
Do You Know: India holds the third-most bronze medals at the Asian Games wrestling.
Year-wise performance
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Medals | Rank |
1954 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1962 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
1966 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
1970 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
1974 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1986 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |