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…
Vinesh Phogat for four years went to bed after gruelling training sessions with just one dream every time — to climb the top of the podium at Olympics and hear the national anthem reverberating the stadium. But all the hard…
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…
Indian wrestlers are sceptical about the new training guidelines issued by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for the resumption of the national camp. The sporting body in its standard operating procedures (SOP) released on Thursday barred grapplers…
The biggest challenge the national sports federations are facing is the plan of action for resuming the training camp. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had earlier decided to restart the Olympic camp after the lockdown ends but the…
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will put wrestlers, coaches and support staff under quarantine for 14 days when they join the national camp. The SAI centres will be turned into quarantine quarters for the wrestlers. WFI said that…
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has said that it will prioritise testing of Indian athletes who are likely to be part of the Indian squad for the postponed Olympic Games. Besides this, it will also test sportspersons those…
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…
Indian wrestler Satywart Kadian has requested Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to consider him for the Olympic training camp. WFI had last week released the list of wrestlers who will be called for the national camp at SAI…