This week’s biggest news was Sakshi Malik getting snubbed from Arjuna award list by Sports Ministry. Question the unprecedented decision, she said, “What else do I need to do to get ‘Arjuna Awardee’ as a prefix to my name?” Another…
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Friday rejected Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik’s claim that she got only assurances but no job from the state government. So far, I have neither got any plot (of land) nor…
Wrestling News: “I am taken aback by the decision,” says Sakshi Malik who has been omitted from the Arjuna award list. The Sports Ministry on Friday decided against bestowing the Olympic medallist with the sports honour as she…
The Sports Ministry on Friday decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the list to 27 but accepted an unprecedented five recommendations for the country’s highest sporting honour…
Wrestling News: Cuban wrestling, in its two modalities, freestyle and Greco-Roman, will close out 2020 with tournaments for its top athletes, if the coronavirus health emergency allows. Cuban wrestling, in its two modalities, freestyle and Greco-Roman, will close…
Navjot Kaur is training hard to make a comeback in the Indian team for the Tokyo Olympics. The wrestler is training with her friend in Haryana and is all geared up to join the national camp scheduled for…
Once again clouds of uncertainty over the Russian wrestling championship has started looming. In the latest update, the national championship might get not be organised at all this year due to the rising Covid-19 cases. The Russian Federation…
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Friday made it clear that she will not commit to the upcoming national camp until other women wrestlers also confirm their participation. “What is the point of joining the camp if there…
Wrestling: United World Wrestling’s (UWW) President Nenad Lalovic’s contribution to the sport is unquestionable. The Serbian international is the man responsible for the re-emergence of wrestling which was on the verge of Olympic elimination. On the occasion of…
Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat was a broken soul when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed due to covid-19. But support from family and the will to achieve the unfulfilled dream from Rio Olympics, she recovered from the heartbreak only to…