Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia’s coach Shako Bentinidis hit back after world champ Gadhzimurad Rashidov’s took a dig at his Indian counterpart. The Georgian said that ‘Bajrang will never be an easy rival as he fears Bajrang’. “He already…
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Yes, the outbreak of coronavirus has indeed shelved all the Olympic plans of athletes but it has also allowed them to introspect. India’s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, 25, says that time away from the wrestling mat has given…
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the gains made by the mud wrestling or indigenously known as dangal. If you follow the thump of the drumbeat and the cheer of the crowd in any village of Punjab, Haryana or…
On February 22, fans cheers reached a crescendo at K.D. Jadhav stadium when Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched the gold medal at the Asian Championship in New Delhi. The wrestler had thumped Tajikistan’s Hikmatullo Vohidov 10- on technical superiority.…
Komal, 15, is the current cadet world wrestling champion and hails from an extremely humble background. Her father, Satish Kumar is a migrant worker and does odd jobs to earn a living for his family. Covid19 has hit…
Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya are the Jai-Veeru of Indian wrestling. They joined the famed Chhatrasal Akhara about the same time, and have been with each other through the thick and thin. While Dahiya joined the academy in…
The biggest challenge the national sports federations are facing is the plan of action for resuming the training camp. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had earlier decided to restart the Olympic camp after the lockdown ends but the…
Woller Akos had returned home to his family in Hungary in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been over 40 days since he last attended a training session with Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat. But even though…
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will put wrestlers, coaches and support staff under quarantine for 14 days when they join the national camp. The SAI centres will be turned into quarantine quarters for the wrestlers. WFI said that…
Wrestlers worldwide are keenly waiting to hit the mat and began preparations for Tokyo Olympics amid coronavirus. But for Greco-Roman wrestlers, although there is no mat training, the lockdown is still a blessing in disguise. The pandemic has…