Wrestling News: Olympic-bound wrestler Ravi Dahiya has decided to skip the men’s national camp, scheduled to begin this month at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat, Haryana, for the time being, citing academic reasons. Dahiya,…
Wrestling News: After three Indian wrestlers tested positive for coronavirus at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is facing growing calls to postpone the men’s national camp. Some grapplers…
Three senior male wrestlers who had reported to the national wrestling camp in Sonepat have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. The three are World championship silver medalist Deepak Punia (86 kg), Navin (65 kg) and Krishan (125 kg), according…
Wrestling News: After a long wait, and multiple postponements, the men national camp has kicked off. They will be in quarantine for the next two weeks before they begin training. On Day 1 of the camp they will…
Iran’s Supreme Court on Monday pronounced death sentence of national wrestling champion Navid Afkari for his 2018 protest against the regime in Tehran. The wrestler has been imposed two death sentences, six years, and six months in prison…
Wrestling News: It is a very common notion that wrestlers spent most of their time dressed in either wrestling singlet or in a sportswear. But if we scour their social media pages, there are many pictures on their…
The news of Vinesh Phogat and her coach Om Prakash Dahiya testing positive on Friday has raised many eyebrows. The Indian wrestler was asymptomatic and was tested in Sonepat ahead of the National Sports Award ceremony where she…
Wrestling News: This week’s biggest news is Vinesh Phogat getting tested positive for covid-19. The Indian wrestler was supposed to attend the National Sports Award ceremony where she was to be bestowed with Khel Ratna. However, at the…
Vicky Chahar becomes the first Indian wrestler to test positive for covid-19. The Junior world medallist had shown slight symptoms of the virus after which got himself tested for the virus on August 13. “I had slight fever…
Indian wrestler Sonam Malik on Thursday “thanked God” after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) decided to postpone the women’s national camp in Lucknow owing to the coronavirus pandemic, after Vinesh Phogat pulled out unilaterally due to the…