Mukul Dahiya is an Indian freestyle wrestler who competes in the 86 kg weight category. He won the 86 kg title at the 2023 Asian U20 Wrestling Championships and the silver medal at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Early life Dahiya was born on 14 July 2005 and is from Fatehpur village in Sonipat district, Haryana.
Career Dahiya won the 86 kg freestyle title at the 2023 Asian U20 Championships in Amman. At the 2023 World U20 Wrestling Championships, Dahiya defeated Davids Aleksanders Pirozniks in the qualification round before losing to Amirhossein Rahmat Alizadehshahkolaei in the round of 16.
He won the 86 kg category at the national selection trials for the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships. At the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships, Dahiya reached the semifinal of the 86 kg category after defeating Gary Chow and Mukhammad Abdullaev. He lost to Abolfazl Rahmani Firouzjaei in the semifinal and Tatsuya Shirai in the bronze-medal bout.
At the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Dahiya finished fifth in the 86 kg category after losing to Zahid Valencia in the opening round, winning two repechage bouts, and losing the bronze-medal bout to Kamran Ghasempour.
In April 2026, Dahiya won the silver medal in the 86 kg category at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, defeating Bobur Islomov, Khidir Kurban Saipudinov and Bolat Sakayev before losing to Kamran Ghasempour in the final. Dahiya won the 86 kg category at the national selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games, securing India's place in the event.
Provisional suspension In August 2026, Dahiya was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for mephentermine. His sample was collected during the Asian Games selection trials in Lucknow on 31 May 2026. Following his suspension, Dahiya was withdrawn from India's Asian Games squad, leaving the men's 86 kg freestyle category unrepresented.
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