India opened its wrestling medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday. Sunil Kumar won bronze in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category. Sunil faced the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts in the bronze-medal bout. He dominated the contest from the start. As a result, he won 9-0 by technical superiority.

Sunil dominates bronze-medal bout

Sunil did not allow Roberts to score a single point. Instead, the Indian wrestler kept adding points throughout the bout. Moreover, Sunil remained in control throughout the contest. He finished the bout with a comfortable 9-0 victory. Therefore, the win gave India its first wrestling medal at the 2026 Asian Games.

Final score: Sunil Kumar (India) 9-0 Callum Johnston Roberts (Philippines)

The result was recorded as a technical superiority win. Roberts failed to score any points during the bout.

Sunil wins another Asian Games medal

Meanwhile, this was Sunil’s second Asian Games medal. He had also won bronze at the Hangzhou 2023 Games. That medal had ended India’s 13-year wait for a medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Before that, Ravinder Singh and Sunil Kumar Rana had won bronze medals at the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

Sunil reaches bronze-medal bout

The 27-year-old wrestler from Haryana had to settle for the bronze-medal contest after losing his semifinal. Japan’s Taizo Yoshida defeated Sunil in the semifinal. Yoshida won the bout by technical superiority. However, Sunil bounced back strongly in the bronze-medal bout. He then produced a dominant display against Roberts. Finally, Sunil sealed a 9-0 win. He also gave India its first wrestling medal of the Asian Games 2026.