The Wrestling Federation Of India (WFI) has nominated four coaches for Dronacharya including national women’s coach Kuldeep Malik. He took charge of women’s wrestling team between 2011. Under his watch, the women’s wrestling team has had an extremely…
Arjuna Award: WFI to recommend Ravi Dahiya for Arjuna award, not Khel Ratna after wrestler’s request
Arjuna Award – WFI to recommend Ravi Dahiya for Arjuna award: Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya wants to have the Arjuna Award before the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has said.…
Khel Ratna Award 2021: The Wrestling Federation of India has nominated Olympic-bound and World Championship medal-winning wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia for the Arjuna award along with fast-rising Anshu Malik. Khel Ratna Award 2021: Deepak had won…
Wrestling News: Indian wrestler Babita Phogat on Tuesday demanded a change in the name of India’s highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, saying that the award should be named after a sportsperson and not after the…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards, which were given away in a virtual ceremony this year…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday defended his government’s decision to confer a record 74 National Sports Awards this year, including an unprecedented five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honours, a move which faced severe criticism from all quarters.…
The prize money for National Sports Awards is likely to see a massive jump from this year, with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta awardee getting Rs 25 lakh. According to a source within the Sports Ministry, there has been…
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday released the list of 29 athletes who have been recommended for the Arjuna award 2020. While Sakshi Malik, Rahul Aware and Divya Kakran were amongst the few who got nominated for the national…
National Sports Award: Five members of the wrestling fraternity have been recommended by the panel for the National Sports Award 2020. While Vinesh Phogat has been nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Sakshi Malik, Rahul Aware and…
India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat is amongst the four athletes recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020. It is India’s highest sporting honour given to a sportsperson. Besides her, Mumbai Indian’s captain Rohit Sharma, Table Tennis champion…