{"id":26913,"date":"2026-09-21T10:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26913"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:26:42","slug":"i-thought-i-won-the-fight-suchika-tariyal-calls-decision-unfair-after-losing-asian-games-semifinal-on-weight-rule-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26913","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I thought I won the fight&#8217;: Suchika Tariyal calls decision &#8216;unfair&#8217; after losing Asian Games semifinal on weight rule | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134386117,imgsize-115518,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/suchika-tariyal.jpg\" alt=\"'I thought I won the fight': Suchika Tariyal calls decision 'unfair' after losing Asian Games semifinal on weight rule\" title=\"Suchika Tariyal reacts after Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo was awarded the semifinal win (left) and Suchika Tariyal takes a victory lap with the tricolour after securing a bronze medal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Suchika Tariyal reacts after Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo was awarded the semifinal win (left) and Suchika Tariyal takes a victory lap with the tricolour after securing a bronze medal\">Suchika Tariyal reacts after Singapore&#8217;s Hui Hoon Teo was awarded the semifinal win (left) and Suchika Tariyal takes a victory lap with the tricolour after securing a bronze medal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian fighter Suchika Tariyal settled for a bronze medal in the women&#8217;s traditional 60kg Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at the Asian Games on Monday after losing a dramatic semifinal to Singapore&#8217;s Hui Hoon Teo on the basis of the lower-weight rule.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The bout ended in a draw after India&#8217;s appeal was accepted, but under the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) rules, the winner was decided by the fighters&#8217; weight recorded during the morning weigh-in. Teo, who weighed 700 grams less than Suchika, advanced to the final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A tablet computer or hardcover book is roughly the equivalent of the difference in weight between the two fighters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The bronze medal is India&#8217;s first-ever medal in MMA, which is making its Asian Games debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The result left the 36-year-old Suchika in tears on the mat after the final decision was announced in Teo&#8217;s favour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The bronze also took India&#8217;s medal tally to six at the Games. Indian shooters have so far won four silver medals and one bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Hailing from Kiloi village in Haryana&#8217;s Rohtak district, Suchika is the 2024 world champion in jiu-jitsu. She has also represented India in judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and in kurash at the 2022 Asian Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>After the bout, Suchika said she believed she had done enough to win.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;I am a little disappointed with the result of today&#8217;s bout because I thought I won the fight. I am not able to agree with the result. I was saying that this is not fair,&#8221; Suchika was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>&#8220;This is not fair. Because if you look at a player, he or she gives 100 per cent everywhere. And if you feel that the decision is unfair, then it is my right (to express myself).&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;I won both my rounds very well because I took her down. She did not even take me down. Yes, there could have been two-three connecting punches. I also landed a connecting punch. And in the last minute, she was going back and forth. Then I was applying my kick. I was hitting her again and again.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Games full coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Schedule<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">Medal Tally<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Despite her disappointment, Suchika said she was proud to become India&#8217;s first Asian Games medallist in MMA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>&#8220;I have given my 100 per cent and worked hard to reach here. <!-- -->I am happy I have won a bronze medal for the country.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The semifinal was initially awarded to Teo. India then challenged the result by seeking arbitration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>MMA Sports Federation president Nikhil Kunder explained how the decision changed after the appeal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>&#8220;We challenged the decision by paying an arbitration fee of USD 1000. Three new judges were added (to the earlier three) to conduct the arbitration and scored the bout again. <!-- -->When those three new judges came, the bout was scored a draw,&#8221; Kunder told news PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>He said Singapore then had two options under IMMAF rules.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>&#8220;The Singapore team had an option to either counter-arbitrate where three more judges would come in and score the bout again or go for the weight that was taken in the morning weigh-ins. That&#8217;s the rule of IMMAF (International Mixed Martial Arts Federation).&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/>Kunder said Suchika weighed around 59.2kg during the morning weigh-in, while Teo weighed 58.5kg, which gave the Singaporean the win after the bout was declared a draw.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/i-thought-i-won-the-fight-suchika-tariyal-calls-decision-unfair-after-losing-asian-games-semifinal-on-weight-rule\/articleshow\/134385931.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suchika Tariyal reacts after Singapore&#8217;s Hui Hoon Teo was awarded the semifinal win (left) and Suchika Tariyal takes a victory lap with the tricolour after securing a bronze medal Indian fighter Suchika Tariyal settled for a bronze medal in the women&#8217;s traditional 60kg Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at the Asian Games on Monday 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