
Lalit, 23, from Panipat defeated China's Shi Huoying in the Asian Wrestling Championships semi-final at 55kg Greco-Roman category in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Orphaned at two and adopted by wrestler Vijay Gahlawat at fifteen, Lalit now competes in the final against Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Botirov. Success comes after years of training at Raipur Sports Academy under coach Kuldeep Singh Sehrawat.