Mohammad Hossein Askari’s comeback to the mat has made 97kg men’s freestyle a battleground in Iran. Askari made a comeback to the mat in 2019 after serving a four-year ban. His biggest win after the return was in…
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…
Anshu Malik, 18, is at her home in Nidani village, Haryana, waiting eagerly for the women’s wrestling camp to resume. Returning to the national camp would mean access to mat training which is the most essential part of…
The Tokyo Olympic postponement to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic had sent many wrestlers into a tailspin. But contrary to others it came as a blessing in disguise for India’s Pinki. She believes that it has now…
There were many heartbreaks after the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. But unlike others, the 18-year-old Sonam Malik was happy with it. “It has given me time to get more experience at…
Mohammadian Askari, 28, has experienced many ups and downs during his professional career in wrestling. The four-year-ban by United World Wrestling (UWW) to winning gold at Rome Ranking Series, it has been a roller-coaster ride for the world…
The postponement of Tokyo Olympics due to the outbreak of coronavirus has come as a silver lining for the young and future of Indian women’s wrestling Anshu Malik. At the age of 19, she has already played two…
A lot of things are hereditary and ‘wrestling genes’ might just be one of them considering the number of families that have given the sport many greats. One of the biggest names is the Phogat family. India’s famed…
Whenever there is a talk about Men’s freestyle, Russia’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev is amongst the first few wrestlers to take the centre stage. The Russian tank is the epitome of a freestyle wrestling. The champion par excellence. At the…
India is known for producing wrestling greats in freestyle. From Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt to Bajrang Punia, the country has time and again given big names to the sport. While it has excelled in Men’s freestyle – four…