Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Tuesday put in contention for ‘Khel Ratna’ while World Championship medallists Rahul Aware and Olympic-bound Deepak Punia were nominated for the Arjuna award alongside Sakshi Malik and two others by the national…
Six wrestlers including Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia have sent their applications to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for this year’s Arjuna Award. Punia is one of the brightest wrestlers in the current Indian faction having won Junior…
Olympic champ Jordan Burroughs is one of the great wrestlers to ever step between the eight-metre circle. The American has won every major championship in his 12-years long international career. He has a mass following on Instagram and…
Professional wrestling is a form of an entertainment sport which includes scripted matches with predetermined outcomes. And for those who love pro wrestling, they know that WWE is the mecca for it. But it is also true that…
Imagine a world champion or an Olympic gold medallist getting defeated by an underdog. Today, we bring you such matches where the fans favourite had to bow down to his/her less favourite counter-part. Here are the top 10…
Junior World Championship bronze medallists Ana Godinez and Hunter Lee have been awarded the Junior Wrestlers of the Year for 2019. In her international debut at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Godinez defeated Irina Ringaci of…
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…
Morning wrestling practices at Mizzou start before the sun makes its appearance over Columbia, and on one particular February morning in 2017, Tigers coach Brian Smith noticed something unusual on his drive to the Hearnes Center. “I see…
Injuries in 2019 had dampened 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda”s hopes of making it to the Tokyo Olympics significantly. She fell off the top billing in the 57kg category with the young Anshu Malik taking her…
The two-time world champion and Ukraine’s member of parliament Zhan Beleniuk’s participation in the Olympics has come under question. Beleniuk booked the Tokyo berth in 87kg Greco-Roman, thanks to his gold-medal winning performance in 2019 World Championships. But…