The wrestling world was eagerly waiting for the new dates of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers and the update about the postponed event has come from a unexpected quarter. Though the world governing body of the sport, United World…
The Tokyo 2020 hopefuls in the Greco-Roman form of wrestling on Tuesday left for Azerbaijan to attend a training camp. The team consisted only of the selected wrestlers who will be participating in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. Naveen,…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games may be postponed till December this year. Despite repeated assurances from the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the International Olympic Council to ensure Games on the July 24-August 9 schedule, a hint about…
Ritu Phogat has emerged as a dominating force in the octagon after a convincing win against China’s Wu Chiao Chen at the ONE: King of the Jungle at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. With it, the “Indian Tigress”…
From taking low stances to use of mirror techniques on the mat against Tajikistan’s Muhammad Ikromov at the Asian Wrestling Championships finals Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov, was in perfect sync with his mind and body. The result being a gold…
The wrestling world saw plenty of action in the month of February as three continental tournaments were hosted in Asia, Africa and Europe. The best wrestlers of the world were in action in their respective continents for the continental titles as…
The 18-year-old being seen as Bulgaria’s golden prospect for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is not ready for the big Olympic stage, confesses Edmond “Eddie” Nazaryan’s father Armen Nazaryan. Edmond “Eddie” Nazaryan took the world by storm after winning…
The issue of organization of the Olympic qualifiers in Asia has become an huge headache for the United World Wrestling (UWW). UWW is in fix, as Kyrgyzstan decided to pull out as hosts of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.…
The Indian wrestlers are shocked with the deferment of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. A 14-member Indian contingent was scheduled to fly to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on March 24 to participate in the qualification tournament…
The Wrestling Federation of India is closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation and its impact on the sport worldwide. Though the governing body is “very serious” about its Olympic plans, it won’t compromise the health risks to any of…