| 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Dates | 13–18 April 2021 |
| Stadium | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
| Women |  Mongolia |
The 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships took place from 13 April to 18 April in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[1][2] It was held at the same venue as the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. This event was the 34th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships.[3]
China did not enter the competition and Japan's women team withdrew before the championship due to close contact with a patient of COVID-19.[4]
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Iran | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 |  India | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Mongolia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 30 | 30 | 49 | 109 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran |
179 | Iran |
194 | Mongolia |
173 |
| 2 | India |
151 | Kazakhstan |
156 | India |
168 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
149 | Kyrgyzstan |
153 | Kazakhstan |
161 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
123 | Japan |
133 | South Korea |
123 |
| 5 | South Korea |
120 | South Korea |
125 | Kyrgyzstan |
95 |
| 6 | Japan |
102 | Uzbekistan |
117 | Uzbekistan |
95 |
| 7 | Mongolia |
98 | India |
72 | Chinese Taipei |
44 |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan |
95 | Tajikistan |
62 |  Singapore |
9 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan |
46 | Turkmenistan |
26 |  Sri Lanka |
8 |
| 10 | Tajikistan |
28 | Iraq Syria |
20 | ||
Medal summary
[edit]Men's freestyle
[edit]Men's Greco-Roman
[edit]Women's freestyle
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]263 competitors from 20 nations competed.
Bahrain (1)
Chinese Taipei (4)
India (29)
Iran (20)
Iraq (11)
Japan (20)
Kazakhstan (30)
Kuwait (4)
Kyrgyzstan (25)
Mongolia (21)
Pakistan (2)
Palestine (2)
Qatar (2)
Singapore (2)
South Korea (30)
Sri Lanka (3)
Syria (4)
Tajikistan (11)
Turkmenistan (13)
Uzbekistan (29)
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Parkar, Ubaid (10 March 2021). "Spotlight on Sushil Kumar in wrestling trials for Asian Olympic qualifiers". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (15 April 2021). "China follows Japan in withdrawing women from UWW Asian Championships over COVID concerns". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.