Shedding 4.6 kg in 10 hours, Aman Sehrawat clears weigh-in, wins Olympic bronzeAhead of his bronze medal play-off, Aman Sehrawat faced a daunting challenge after his semifinal defeat on Thursday, August 8. Weighing in at 61.5kg, 4.5 over the permissible limit for the men’s 57kg category, the Indian wrestler had just 10 hours to shed the excess weight. Alongside him were Indian coaches Jagmander Singh and Virender Dahiya, who took on the critical task of helping him lose the extra weight in time for the next weigh-in.Ahead of his bronze medal play-off, Aman Sehrawat faced a daunting challenge after his semifinal defeat on Thursday, August 8. Weighing in at 61.5kg, 4.5 over the permissible limit for the men’s 57kg category, the Indian wrestler had just 10 hours to shed the excess weight. Alongside him were Indian coaches Jagmander Singh and Virender Dahiya, who took on the critical task of helping him lose the extra weight in time for the next weigh-in.
