Wrestling News: Sports is not always about winning or losing or fighting. It is also about the funny moments that take place during the event. Indian wrestler Deepak Punia had recently shared a picture of himself from the…
Wrestling: A majority of wrestlers saw the Tokyo Olympics as a chance to get their name etched in the golden books of the sporting extravaganza. There is a faction which thought the quadrennial extravaganza would be their last…
Wrestling: “If all goes well, my target is world wrestling championships, leading up to Tokyo Olympics which is my main aim,” says Bajrang Punia determinedly. The wrestler returned to Sonepat after attending a one-month training camp at Inspire…
Wrestling News: It has been almost six months without any wrestling action as COVID-19 continues to play spoilsport on ‘Project restart’. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has once again postponed the national camp for women due to…
Wrestling’s weekly roundup: From Sakshi Malik to Vinesh Phogat; top 10 headline stories of this week
This week’s biggest news was Sakshi Malik getting snubbed from Arjuna award list by Sports Ministry. Question the unprecedented decision, she said, “What else do I need to do to get ‘Arjuna Awardee’ as a prefix to my name?” Another…
Navjot Kaur is training hard to make a comeback in the Indian team for the Tokyo Olympics. The wrestler is training with her friend in Haryana and is all geared up to join the national camp scheduled for…
Wrestling: United World Wrestling’s (UWW) President Nenad Lalovic’s contribution to the sport is unquestionable. The Serbian international is the man responsible for the re-emergence of wrestling which was on the verge of Olympic elimination. On the occasion of…
Navjot Kaur is training hard with her friend Seema Malik. The wrestler is vying for the 62kg spot in the Tokyo Olympic-bound Indian team. She is the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian…
Once the golden boy of Indian wrestling, Amit Dahiya got lost in time due to a series of injuries. But with the forced break in competitions due to covid-19, the former Commonwealth Games (CWG) champion eyes for a…
This week’s biggest news was United World Wrestling (UWW) deciding to cancel its events for September and October. This has put a big question mark on the future of world championships which is scheduled for December. Here are…