Sagar Jaglan
Sagar Jaglan (born 2004) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's 74 kg weight category. He made his debut for India at the 2026 Asian Games and lost the bronze medal play-off to finish fifth.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Jaglan is from Naultha village, Panipat district, Haryana. He did his schooling at Pratap School in Kharkhoda where he took to wrestling.[4]
Career
[edit]In the 2026 Asian Games, he beat the reigning Olympic champion, Uzbekistan's Razambek Zhamalov 7-3, in the repechage bout .[5] But he lost the bronze medal match to Kazakhstan's Nurkozha Kaipanov.[6][7] In his first bout in the round of 16, he beat Mongolia's Tumur-Ochir Tulga 8-1.
In August 2023, he won a silver medal in the men's freestyle 79 kg event at the Under-20 World Championships in Amman, Jordan. He lost 6-17 to Ibragim Kadiev in the final.[8]
In 2022, he won a bronze medal at the U20 World Championship held in Bulgaria.[4] In 2021, he won a gold in the 80kg category at the Cadet World Championships in Hungary.[4][9] In November 2019, he won a gold medal in the freestyle 68kg category at the Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championships. He recovered from 1-6 down against Bexultanov Yerkhan of Kazakhstan and won 7-6 in the last 20 seconds.[10]
In May 2023, he won a gold medal representing Kurukshetra University in the 79kg weight category at the Khelo India University Games 2022 at Uttar Pradesh.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Asian Games: Antim, Aman storm into wrestling finals, Sagar and Deepak fight for bronze". The Statesman. 3 October 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Sagar Jaglan: India's 74kg Wrestler at Asian Games 2026". uksportsfoundation.in. 1 October 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Aggarwal, Eva (3 October 2026). "Sagar Jaglan Asian Games 2026 Wrestling: Date, Time, Venue, Round of 16 vs Tulga Tumur-Ochir and Live Streaming in India". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "TOPS Wrestler and KIUG 2022 gold medalist Sagar Jaglan credits the Khelo India platform as a good way to gain valuable experience". Khel Today. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Nagar, Vishesh (3 October 2026). "Sagar Jaglan Advances To Bronze Medal Bout". NDTV Profit. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Antim, Aman reach final, Sagar, Deepak set up bronze-medal bouts". Telangana Today. 3 October 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ Pitts, Andre (3 October 2026). "Wrestling: Sagar Jaglan stuns Olympic champion, one win away from bronze". Olympics. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Wrestling, U-20 World C'ships: Sagar Jaglan clinches silver; Deepak Chahal claims bronze". Scroll.in. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Indian wrestlers Aman Gulia and Sagar Jaglan are new World Cadet champions". First Post. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Sagar Jaglan wins gold at U-15 Asian wrestling championships". The Times of India. 24 November 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 October 2026.