Nitesh Siwach (born 21 Oct 2002) is an Indian greco-roman wrestler from Haryana, who competes in the men's 97 kg category. He won silver medal in 97 kg event at the 2026 Asian Games.
Early life Siwach is from Jagsi village, Sonipat district, Haryana. He is the son of Anand Siwach, who runs a small time business selling milk. After a knee injury, Siwach quit wrestiling and worked as a milk delivery boy to help his father. After initially playing cricket, he switched to wrestling at Pratap Sports School, Kharkhoda where he trained under Om Prakash Dahiya.
Career Siwach defeated Mongolia's Ganbaataryn Gankhuyag in the semifinals of 2026 Asian Games by technical superiority (9-0) in the first three-minutes to enter the finals. He became the first Indian to enter the finals of a greco-roman event after the 1962 Asiad. In the quarterfinal, he beat Amanberdi Agamammedov of Turkmenistan by 7-1.
In 2019, he claimed a silver medal at the Cadet Asian Championships. In 2022, he got a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships. In 2025, he bagged a bronze in the Senior Asian Championships and claimed a silver medal in the 2026 Asian Championships.
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