Sujeet Kalkal of India celebrates after overcoming Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, held in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India's Sujeet Kalkal advances to the gold medal bout after defeating Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal secured India's place in the men's freestyle 65kg final by defeating Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the semi final round of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India's Sujeet Kalkal kept the nation's gold medal ambitions alive in men's freestyle wrestling, eliminating Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the 65kg semi final at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India showed visible jubilation after overcoming Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India locks up with Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka during their men's freestyle 65kg semi final contest at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India grapples with Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka on the wrestling mat during the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India's Sujeet Kalkal pressures Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, held in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India and Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka contest the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 on 2 October 2026, with Kalkal securing the final berth. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India clashes with Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final of the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, staged in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal showed tenacity throughout his men's freestyle 65kg semi final against Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka at the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026, advancing to the final. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal, representing India in men's freestyle wrestling, competes against Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal of India faces Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026, held in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026, with Kalkal winning through. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
At the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, India's Sujeet Kalkal and Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka compete on the wrestling mat in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
The route to an Asian Games gold medal runs through Nagoya for India's Sujeet Kalkal, who overcame Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games 2026 on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India's Sujeet Kalkal is photographed mid contest against Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Sujeet Kalkal's win over Japan's Kotaro Kiyooka in the men's freestyle 65kg semi final sets up an Asian Games gold medal final for India at the 20th Asian Games Aichi Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on 2 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)