Olympian Suleyman Atli, who began took up the sport with oil wrestling, has fixed his gaze on the gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in 57kg freestyle category. It is the same category in which Ravi Dahiya will compete in…
Three-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez will not participate in the Pan-American Championships, to be held in Ottawa, Canada, from March 6 to 9. He will, however, attend the Tokyo 2020 Games and will be gunning his fourth Olympic…
The Wrestling Federation of India is closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation and its impact on the sport worldwide. Though the governing body is “very serious” about its Olympic plans, it won’t compromise the health risks to any of…
Ilyas Bekbulatov’s decision to change his sporting nationality has brought him more benefits than one. Nicknamed as “Kumyk Nightmare”, he was born as a Russian but decided to play for Uzbekistan. Since, Rashidov Gazdhimurad dominated the 65kg weight…
What Alexandr Karelin was to Greco-Roman, Abdulrashid Sadulaev is to freestyle. Nicknamed “The Russian Tank”, Sadulaev is an embodiment of fearsome agility and Putinesque aggression. The Russian has been dominating the 97kg category for almost a decade and…
The Coronavirus scare is having an unprecedented impact on global sporting events. After moving out of the Asian Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers from China, the new organizers Kyrgyzstan is taking all possible precautions to fight the Coronavirus scare. The…
Olympics and World Champion wrestler Hassan Yazdani is back in action after a successful knee surgery. He is back on the mat well in time to pursue his Tokyo 2020 dreams, where he will be eyeing his second…
What Vinesh could not do in three attempts, Akhmetova does in her first; defeats Mukaida to bag gold
The last major success that Kazakhstan’s Tatyana Akhmetova Amanzhol had was back-to-back gold medals way back in 2013 and 2014 Asian Championships. But on Friday evening, she could not believe herself when she overcame the mighty Mayu Mukaida…
They are aware that novel Coronavirus is not a threat in India but a few grapplers from countries such as Japan, Korea and Chinese Taipei were seen wearing masks during the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi on…
Promising Indian wrestler Deepak Punia has found a place in the Forbes’ prestigious India ‘30 under 30’ list. The 21-year-old freestyle wrestler has been a consistent performer in international arena during the last one year. The reigning World…