| 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Dates | 27 February – 4 March 2018 |
| Stadium | Kojomkul Sports Palace |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Uzbekistan |
| Greco-Roman |  Kazakhstan |
| Women |  China |
The 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships took place at the Kojomkul Sports Palace, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. The event took place from February 27 to March 4, 2018. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 |  Iran | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 |  Japan | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 |  North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Mongolia | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 |  India | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 |  South Korea | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 |  Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 30 | 58 | 118 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 178 | Kazakhstan | 161 | China | 185 |
| 2 | Iran | 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 157 | Mongolia | 167 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 146 | Uzbekistan | 154 | Japan | 161 |
| 4 | Mongolia | 110 | Japan | 143 | India | 119 |
| 5 | Japan | 105 | China | 118 | South Korea | 109 |
| 6 | South Korea | 97 | Iran | 104 | Kazakhstan | 101 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 76 | India | 95 | Uzbekistan | 92 |
| 8 | India | 66 | South Korea | 70 | North Korea | 39 |
| 9 | China | 60 |  Tajikistan | 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 42 | Turkmenistan | 25 |  Vietnam | 34 |
318 competitors from 20 nations competed.
Bahrain (2) China (28)
Chinese Taipei (10) India (30) Iran (20) Iraq (10) Japan (30)
Jordan (4) Kazakhstan (30) Kyrgyzstan (24) Mongolia (20) North Korea (6)
Palestine (1) Qatar (1) South Korea (29) Tajikistan (18)
Thailand (8) Turkmenistan (11) Uzbekistan (30) Vietnam (6)
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