🥋 Asian Wrestling Championships 2017

The Asian Wrestling Championships 2017 took place at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi in India from May 10 to May 14.

Three (3) Southeast Asian countries participated in this event. These were Cambodia with one (1) athlete, Thailand with ten (10) athletes and Vietnam with five (5) women wrestlers.

Below were Southeast Asian (SEA) wrestlers who participated at this Asian championships:

Cambodia: (Men's Freestyle) Vuthy HENG (86kg)

Thailand: (Men's Freestyle) Pinai Nuyson (57kg), Somsak Jindapan (70kg), Padipat Wantawong (74kg), Ekkapong Jannee (97kg) | (Greco-Roman) Ritisak Pravan (59kg), Jakkit Butjamrual (66kg), Peerapol Sirithong (71kg), Thawatchai Phatho (85kg), Chinnawet Kanchalee (98kg) | (Women) Manlika Esati (48kg)

Vietnam: (Women's Senior) Thi Ha Phuong Pham (48kg), Thi Hang Vu (53kg), Thi Ly Kieu (55kg), Thi Huong DAO (58kg), Thi Vinh NGUYEN (60kg)

Below were the results of ASEAN wrestlers

Men's Freestyle

• 57kg: Yuki Takahashi (JPN) def. Pinai Nuyson (THA) by TF, 12-0  
• 70kg: Saman Buddika Hettige (SRI) def. Somsak Jindapan (THA) by TF, 12-2
• 74kg: Tsubasa Asai (JPN) def. Padipat Wantawong (THA) by TF, 10-0   
• 86kg- Umidjon Ismanov (UZB) def. Vuthy Heng (Cambodia)by Fall, 4-0
• 97kg:  Magomed Musaev (KGZ) def. Ekkapong Jannee (THA) by TF, 12-0  

Greco-Roman Seniors

• 59kg: Firuz Tukhtaev (UZB) def. Ritisak Pravan (THA) by TF, 8-0  
• 66kg: Quarterfinal:  Shogo Takahasi (JPN) def. Jakkit Butjamrual (THA) by TF, 11-0
• 71kg: Quarterfinal:  Takeshi Izumi (JPN) def. Peerapol Sirithong (THA) by TF, 9-0
• 71kg: Bronze Match:  Jihun Kim (KOR) def. Peerapol Sirithong (THA) by TF, 8-0 
• 85kg: Qualification:  Fei Peng (CHN) def. Thawatchai Phatho (THA) by TF, 9-0
• 98kg: Quarterfinal:  Di Xiao (CHN) def. Chinnawet Kanchalee (THA) by TF, 8-0

Women's Seniors

• 48kg: Quarterfinal:  Irina Borissova (KAZ) def. Manlika Esati (THA) by TF, 10-0
• 48kg: Qualification:  Manlika Esati (THA) def. Shriyanthika Niroshani Sinhala Pedige (SRI) by WD
• 48kg: Qualification: Yanan Sun (CHN) def. Thi Ha Phuong Pham (VIE) by TF, 11-0
• 53kg: Qualification: Pinki Pinki (IND) def. Thi Hang Vu (VIE) by FALL, 6-1
• 55kg: Quarterfinal: Shinhye Lee (KOR) drf. Thi Ly Kieu (VIE) by FALL, 8-1
• 58kg: Bronze Match: Asem Seydametova (UZB) vs. Thi Huong Dao (VIE)
• 60kg: Quarterfinal: Shoovdor Baatarjav (MGL) drf. Thi Vinh Nguyen (VIE) by TF, 10-0