NEW DELHI: Nitesh Siwach won silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games 2026. Nitesh went down 0-3 to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato in the men’s 97kg final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.Nakazato took control early and did not allow Nitesh to make a comeback.The Japanese wrestler held on to win the gold, while Nitesh finished with the silver.Nitesh had booked his place in the final with an impressive 9-0 win over Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar in the semifinal.He sealed the bout by technical superiority in the opening three-minute period, giving Ganbaatar little chance to fight back.Ganbaatar, a bronze medallist at the 2022 Asian Games, could not match Nitesh’s pace and pressure as the Indian stormed into the final.More to follow …