Gifu, Oct. 1 -- Nitesh Siwach ended a 64-year wait for an Indian finalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games and scripted a new chapter in the country's history by winning a silver medal in the men's 97kg category here on Thursday.
Siwach's silver is India's first-ever runner-up finish in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games, adding a historic medal to a discipline in which the country had previously managed only four bronze medals.
The Indian, however, was denied the gold by Japan's Yuri Nakazato, who defeated him in the title bout.
Siwach had looked imperious on his way to the final, beginning his campaign with a 7-1 quarterfinal victory over Turkmenistan's Amanberdi Agamammedov before producing an even more emphatic perfo...