New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday congratulated wrestler Aman Sehrawat for securing a bronze medal in wrestling at the ongoing Paris Olympics.

Gehlot took to social media X and wrote, "Wrestler. Mr. Aman Sehrawat has made us all proud by winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. The life of Shri Aman Sehrawat has been full of struggle and he has achieved this position by overcoming many challenges. I congratulate and wish Mr Aman Sehrawat for his victory."

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Earlier today, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh lauded the grappler and called him a "rising star" for winning the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling event.

Sehrawat, making his Olympic debut, secured the medal with a 13-5 victory over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz on Friday, marking India's first wrestling medal at the Paris 2024 Games.

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Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Singh said that the youngster gave a good performance in the bronze medal match. He also hoped that Aman would win the gold medal in the Olympics in the future. "Aman Sehrawat gave a very good performance, he is a rising star and we are hopeful that in the future he will surely win a gold medal in the Olympics," Sanjay Singh said.

The Ambassador of India to France, Jawed Ashraf, also lauded the young wrestler and said that they were thrilled by his victory.

"We are all very thrilled by his victory, he always seemed very confident. We were also very hopeful that he would be on the podium and we are obviously delighted that he won the bronze. It just reflects that across the board, I am seeing pretty consistently improved levels of performance in various disciplines and this is one more reflection of it," Jawed Ashraf said. (ANI)

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