With Geeta Phogat’s announcement of making a comeback to wrestling the competition for the Olympic spot in the 62kg weight category in team India has intensified. And one wrestler who is at the centre of it all is…
The top Indian Olympic Association (IOA) brass feels that it is important for athletes travelling to China that they must strictly adhere to guidelines to ensure they do not get in trouble. A senior IOA official has asked…
Gaurav Baliyan is a happy lad. The boy from India’s most populated state Uttar Pradesh has once again started chasing his Olympic dream. The only hurdle between him and his ambition is the 74kg national trials for Tokyo…
Zaroslyak is the second training camp for the Ukraine men’s freestyle wrestling team. The base is situated at a height of 1500 meters and is covered with snow. The reason for choosing the training camp at such altitude,…
The future of national awards lie in limbo as the covid-19 cases continue to rise in India. In the wake of the pandemic, there is a possibility that the National Sports Day awards function get cancelled, reported Times…
The deferment of the Tokyo Olympics had come as good news for 22-year-old Pooja Gehlot who had set sight for the 50kg women’s wrestling weight category. But the elbow injury which she had sustained during her final bout…
On Saturday, 2016 Olympian Haley Augello announced her retirement from the competition via Instagram. With a photo from the Olympic Games as the graphic, Augello posted this: After much thought & consideration, I officially would like to announce my…
United World Wrestling (UWW) has asked wrestlers who have qualified a place at the deferred Tokyo Olympics to complete a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) educational programme. The world governing body said it had selected 500 wrestlers, including top-ranked…
Wrestling News: Indian wrestlers were in great form before wrestling came to a sudden halt due to COVID-19 triggered lockdown. Be it at the 2019 world championships or 2020 Asian Championships, the elite grapplers had found a place…
In a major reform in the nomination policy, athletes could be allowed to directly nominate themselves for the sports national awards from next year. Hinting at a policy change, the sport’s ministry is mulling over allowing athletes to…