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Nitesh Siwach Wins Silver as Yuri Nakazato Denies India Long-Awaited Greco-Roman Asian Games Gold

India's wait for a Greco Roman style Asian Games champion stretched further on Thursday as Nitesh Siwach settled for silver after Japan's Yuri Nakazato outplayed him 4-0 in the final here. The result denied India a long-awaited gold in the discipline. Nitesh struggled to launch attacks and Nakazato kept him under pressure throughout. The Japanese ended the first period 2-0 ahead while keeping Nitesh in a head lock position towards the end. The gap widened late. Nakazato disbalanced Nitesh with a push and turned that into a successful 'take down' for a 4-0 lead.

India's Greco-Roman wrestler Nitesh Siwach, left, poses with his silver medal along with national coach Hargobind Singh after winning the medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. Siwach secures the first silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games since 1962. | Photo: PTI
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From left, Bronze medalists Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar and Iran's Mehdi Balihamzehdeh , gold medalist Japan's Yuri Nakazato, silver medalist India's Nitesh pose for a photograph during the awards ceremony men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
From left, Bronze medalists Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar and Iran's Mehdi Balihamzehdeh , gold medalist Japan's Yuri Nakazato, silver medalist India's Nitesh pose for a photograph during the awards ceremony men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
From left, Bronze medalists Iran's Mehdi Balihamzehdeh and Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar, gold medalist Japan's Yuri Nakazato, silver medalist India's Nitesh pose for a photograph during the awards ceremony men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
From left, Bronze medalists Iran's Mehdi Balihamzehdeh and Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar, gold medalist Japan's Yuri Nakazato, silver medalist India's Nitesh pose for a photograph during the awards ceremony men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
India's Nitesh, right, competes against Japan's Yuri Nakazato during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
India's Nitesh, right, competes against Japan's Yuri Nakazato during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, top, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, right, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
Japan's Yuri Nakazato, right, competes against India's Nitesh during the men's greco-roman 97kg final wrestling match at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Lee Jin-man
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