Noman Zaka crashes out of Asian Games
Noman Zaka exited the Asian Games wrestling competition after suffering two defeats in the men’s freestyle 86kg event in Nagoya on Friday. He began strongly by defeating Cambodia’s Vuthy Heng 10-4 before winning by fall to reach the quarter-finals. However, Japan’s Hayato Ishiguro beat him 10-0 in the last eight. Zaka then entered the repechage […]
Noman Zaka competed in the men's freestyle 86kg event at the Asian Games in Nagoya. He won his first two matches, defeating Cambodia's Vuthy Heng 10-4 and winning by fall. However, he lost to Japan's Hayato Ishiguro 10-0 in the quarter-finals.
Zaka then entered the repechage, but according to the Daily Times, his run in the competition ended with that loss in the quarter-finals and a subsequent defeat in the repechage.
There was also action in the 2026 Asian Games, where Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia won gold in the men's keirin competition, beating China's Li Zhiwei.
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