In the Indian wrestling sphere dominated by and hailed for freestyle and women’s disciplines, Greco-Roman has carved its own place over a span of six days of the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi last week. The fact…
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…
When Sonam failed to perform at the Rome Rankings Series and Asian Championships, the clouds of doubts must have occupied her mind. But things have changed now. Her training today early morning in Lucknow was not the usual…
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…
Gen-next of India wrestling will be gunning for their first shot at the Olympics as a 14-strong squad is finalised for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan. The Tokyo 2020 run for two of India’s decorated Olympian wrestlers…
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…
The New Delhi hosted Asian Wrestling Championships bronze medallist Gursharan Kaur lost to Kiran in the 76kg category and will not be participating in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. The 35-year-old made her comeback at the international scene after…
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…