2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
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Host city | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Dates | 13–18 April 2021 |
Stadium | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace |
Champions | |
Freestyle | Iran |
Greco-Roman | Iran |
Women | Mongolia |
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]
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]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
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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 |
263 competitors from 20 nations competed.
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