It has been almost seven months since Vinesh Phogat last wrestled. The forced break due to the ongoing pandemic has kept her away from the mat for longest and there seems no return anytime soon. The world medallist…
Samsaad, a wrestler for many years and a state-level champion three times, is now preparing to fight at the national level. The absence of organised wrestling bouts in the last six months has left him frustrated Samsaad says,…
Golu, 29, a resident of Nurpur in Kangra district, earned lakhs of rupees in a year through mud wrestling indigenously known as dangal. But in the Corona-era, the wrestler is now struggling to make even half of what…
Dark cloud loom over ‘Project restart’ as two more wrestlers tested positive for COVID-19. Two members of the Hungarian women’s wrestling team took part in an event with their clubmates during a training break, after which the experienced…
Wrestling News: Unlike the lightweight division wrestlers, the heavyweight grapplers are yet to make its mark in the world. India’s best choice for it to happen is 2020 Asian Championship silver medallist Satyawart Kadian. The wrestler competes in…
Wrestling News: All has not gone as per plan for Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) who are now looking for replacements for wrestlers who skipped the men’s national camp for varied reasons. “We do not want to name…
Wrestling News: Rahul Aware became the latest to join the increasing list of Indian wrestlers who have been tested positive for covid-19. The world championship bronze medallist had joined the came on Friday after which he was tested…
World Championship bronze medallist wrestler Rahul Aware has tested positive for coronavirus after his arrival at the Sports Authority Of India’s (SAI) Sonepat Centre for the national camp. Aware is the fifth Indian wrestler to test positive for…
World championship silver-medallist wrestler Deepak Punia, who tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival at the national camp, has been discharged from hospital and advised home isolation. Besides the Olympic-bound Punia (86kg), the other two wrestlers who tested…
Wrestling News: As Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia puts it, ‘everybody likes to see medals, but they don’t realise how much hard work was put in to win that”. The USA wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt shared a post on Instagram…