Nagoya, Oct. 1 -- Indian wrestler Nitesh Kumar stormed into the men's 97kg Greco-Roman final at the Asian Games here on Thursday, ending a 64-year wait for an Indian finalist in the discipline and moving within one victory of a historic gold medal.
Nitesh produced a commanding 9-0 technical-superiority victory over Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar in the semi-final, wrapping up the contest without conceding a point.
The Indian wrestler had earlier defeated Turkmenistan's Amanberdi Agammamedov 7-1 in the quarter-finals to advance to the last four.
Nitesh's final berth is particularly significant for Indian Greco-Roman wrestling. India last had a finalist in the discipline at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, while the country's last Greco-Ro...