Despite a broken rib two weeks before the Asian Wrestling Championships kicked off in New Delhi, the 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Elmurat Tasmuradov had put aside the pain to secure his fifth gold in the 63kg Greco-Roman…
Iran has canceled the national training camp for freestyle and Greco-Roman in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. All the wrestlers have been sent home until further notice. The new development comes after Iran reported 26 lives.…
The Wrestling Federation of India will facilitate overseas training stints for wrestlers picked for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, next month. The freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women grapplers will train in Russia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine respectively. Asian…
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…
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…
Sakshi Malik has missed out on her last opportunity of being in contention for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics berth. An era of domination came to an end as the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games medallist failed to earn…
USA Wrestling Five-time Senior World Champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopeful wrestler, Adeline Gray will supplement her training at the California Regional Training Center (“CRTC”) alongside Stanford’s Men’s Wrestling program and the guidance of Assistant Coach Mr. Nate…
Probably the most eye-catching match-up was India vs Pakistan in 61kg freestyle on the last day of the Asian Wrestling Championships. Rahul Aware represented the home crowd while Muhammad Bilal made an appearance on behalf of the neighbours.…