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]
| 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 |
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
editMen's freestyle
editMen's Greco-Roman
editWomen's freestyle
editParticipating nations
edit263 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.