A lot of things are hereditary and ‘wrestling genes’ might just be one of them considering the number of families that have given the sport many greats. One of the biggest names is the Phogat family. India’s famed…
Sangeeta Phogat and Bajrang Punia now spend time playing ludo king or sometimes talk on a video call. This is the new norm for the power couple of Indian wrestling amid the nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic.…
Social media has changed the way athletes connect to their fans around the world. Today every sportsperson including wrestlers have an account on different social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But the most used is…
Keeping with its policy of offering the best training to elite athletes, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has re-appointed Shako Bentinidis for Bajrang Punia and has brought in Beijing Olympics silver medallist Murad Gaidarov for Ravi Kumar…
The United World Wrestling has announced the grouping and tournament schedule for the 2019 Men’s Greco-Roman World Cup to be held in Tehran, Iran. World Cup is considered as the biggest tournament for team championships in the sport…
The United States is sending a strong, experienced women’s freestyle team to the U23 World Team Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 25-Nov. 3. Of the 10 women’s athletes, four Americans combine for 11 age-group World medals. Leading the…
India’s biggest wrestling (Kushti) legend Sushil Kumar has slammed boxing queen Marykom on trials row for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifiers. After Abhinav Bindra, Sushil also refused to back Marykom on her reluctance to give trials for the…
Rio Olympic gold medalist Soslan RAMONOV has been in news recently in India. Their were reports, that the mercurial Russian is contemplating coaching stint with Bajrang Punia before Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Ramonov has been struggling with his back…
Turkish freestyle wrestlers bagged one gold and three bronze medals in the 7th edition of CISM Military World Championships in China’s Wuhan. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) finished second with four medals in freestyle wrestling (Kushti) category in…
The United World Wrestling has released the draws for the Women Wrestling World Cup hosted by defending champions Japan. The Women world cup will be a 2 day event where the 6 best teams of the world will…