Amman, March 27 -- Nitesh added a second medal to India's account in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 by scripting a bronze medal triumph in the Greco-Roman 97kg weight division in Amman, Jordan.

The 22-year-old grappler ousted Kazakhstan's Ilyas Guchigov 9-0 via technical superiority (VSU) in his opening match. He stormed into the semi-finals with high spirits but suffered a defeat with the same scoreline against the reigning Olympic champion, Mohammad Hadi Saravi of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Following the defeat, Nitesh's only shot at finishing on the podium was securing a victory in the bronze medal clash. He upped the ante and defeated Turkmenistan's Amanberdi Agamammedov with a 9-0 (VSU) scoreline to bag India's s...