India experienced a mixed start to its campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Bishkek, with Lalit advancing to the gold medal bout in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman category, while Aman and Sunil Kumar will compete for bronze. The 23-year-old Lalit delivered a dominant performance in the semifinals, defeating China’s Huoying Shi by an 11-3 margin. The former U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist will now face Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Botirov in the final. Botirov, a bronze medallist at the 2025 Asian Championships, secured his place after a 5-3 win over Kyrgyzstan’s Ulan Uulu. Aman, Sunil Kumar set for Bronze Medal bouts In the 77kg Greco-Roman category, Aman’s run to the final was halted by Iran’s Ali Oskou, who claimed a 13-3 victory in the semifinal. Aman will now take on South Korea’s Yeonghun Noh in the bronze medal match. Earlier, he had staged a strong comeback in the quarterfinals, overturning a deficit to beat China’s Halishan Bahejiang 6-4. Former Asian champion Sunil Kumar also fell short in his semifinal, losing 0-8 to Iran’s Gholamreza Farokhisenjani …