| 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Dates | 19–24 April 2022 |
| Stadium | Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman |  Kazakhstan |
| Women |  Japan |
The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from April 19 to 24 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Iran | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 |  India | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 |  South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 30 | 30 | 51 | 111 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 201 | Kazakhstan | 190 | Japan | 227 |
| 2 | India | 152 | Iran | 176 | Mongolia | 167 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 148 | Kazakhstan | 142 |
| 4 | Japan | 140 | Japan | 134 | India | 137 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 115 | Uzbekistan | 131 | Uzbekistan | 107 |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 104 | India | 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 65 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 100 | South Korea | 108 | South Korea | 47 |
| 8 | South Korea | 79 | Mongolia | 77 |  Singapore  Sri Lanka | 8 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan | 46 |  Qatar Singapore | 10 | ||
| 10 |  Bahrain | 20 | ||||
250 competitors from 19 nations competed.
Bahrain (2) India (30) Iran (20) Japan (30)
Jordan (2) Kazakhstan (30)
Kuwait (4) Kyrgyzstan (21) Mongolia (30)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (1) Qatar (1) Singapore (4) South Korea (25) Sri Lanka (4)
Syria (2)
Tajikistan (3) Turkmenistan (8) Uzbekistan (30)
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