Anshu Malik wins historic silver in Indian women's best show at World Wrestling
Anshu Malik needed medical help immediately after the bout as she was almost in tears. Nevertheless, it was a heroic performance from the Nidani wrestler, who has become best performer for India at the worlds with a silver.
Oct 08, 2021, 00:14 AM IST
Taking inspiration from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh adopts wrestling till 2032 Olympics
The top boss of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said that they took inspiration from the Odisha government's support to the sport of hockey and they approached the UP government for a similar assistance to their game.
Aug 26, 2021, 21:58 PM IST
Wrestling: Major boost for Indian grapplers as WFI sign foreign coaches
Wrestling Federation of India roped in Iran’s Hossein Karimi alongside USA’s Andrew Cook and Temo Kazarashvili of Georgia on a one-year contract.
Sep 22, 2018, 20:21 PM IST
Ritu Phogat wins silver in Senior U-23 World Wrestling Championships
She is one the three Phogat sisters from Haryana. Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat, have established themselves as world-class wrestlers.
Nov 25, 2017, 12:19 PM IST
Sushil Kumar makes comeback, Yogeshwar Dutt not to take part in National Wrestling Championships
The 34-year-old Sushil was last seen action at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games where he finished with a gold.
Nov 12, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
WFI suspends coach over objectionable social media post
In the September 12 post, Patel had expressed his ire at the WFI only partially endorsing tweaks made in wrestling rules by the international body governing it.
Sep 28, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
Narsingh Yadav hopes CBI enquiry will clear his tainted name
Narsingh, who was preferred over two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar as the country's quota entry for Rio in the 74 kg class after he secured it in Las Vegas in 2015, was thrown out of the Games a day before his opening bout by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Sep 01, 2017, 21:46 PM IST
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat crash out of World Wrestling Championships
After three listless days, the onus was on Sakshi and Vinesh to end India's medal drought but both failed to live up to the expectations.
Aug 24, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
Asian Wrestling Championships: Sumit bags silver to end India's campaign on a high
The Indian wrestlers finished with 10 medals, including a gold, five silver and four bronze, bettering their tally of nine medals in the last edition of the Asian Championship at Bangkok, Thailand.
May 15, 2017, 00:27 AM IST
Asian Wrestling Championships: Bajrang Punia gives India first gold; women's team finishes second
London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt was present on the sidelines to witness his prodigy Bajrang win the gold medal.
May 13, 2017, 22:01 PM IST
Dangal 2: Babita Phogat reveals Shahid Kapoor strange wish
During an interview, the 'Udta Punjab' actor expressed his wish to be a part of ‘Dangal’, saying he would love to play the role of either Geeta or Babita in the movie.
Mar 03, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
Dragged into India-Pakistan tension, Sakshi Malik clears her stand
The 58 kg freestyle wrestler, and shuttler PV Sindhu, saved India the blushes at Rio Olympics by winning a bronze and silver medal respectively.
Oct 07, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
India's Rio Olympics campaign ends with a whimper; shock defeat for Yogeshwar Dutt in qualification round
The 33-year-old grappler from Haryana, who is playing in his fourth and, in all probability, last Olympics, looked a pale shadow of his previous self as he lost 0-3 to the Mongolian grappler.
Aug 21, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
CAS overturns NADA’s decision, gives grappler Narsingh Yadav a 4-year ban
The CAS panel did not accept the argument of the athlete that he was the victim of sabotage.
Aug 19, 2016, 04:13 AM IST
Rio Olympics: Bronze medal is result of my 12 years of hard work, says Sakshi Malik
Sakshi earned the dramatic win after falling behind 0-5 following the first period in the do-or-die bout.
Aug 18, 2016, 04:52 AM IST
Grappler Vinesh Phogat suffers ligament tear, will take at least a week to recover: India’s Olympics Chief
Vinesh's campaign was cut short after she hurt her right knee half-way into the first period of her 48kg quarterfinal fight against China's Sun Yanan.
Aug 18, 2016, 04:11 AM IST
Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik clinches bronze to open India's medal account
The 23-year-old from Rohtak overturned a 0-5 deficit in a hectic second round to win 8-5.
Aug 18, 2016, 03:09 AM IST
Rio Olympics 2016: Narsingh Yadav eyes fairy-tale climax, Yogeshwar Dutt keen to sign off on high
Midway into the 17-day extravaganza, the biggest ever Indian contingent of 100-plus athletes is yet to land a medal and the onus would now be on the wrestlers to make up for it.
Aug 14, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
Huge blow to India: Medal hope Babita Kumari likely to miss 2016 Rio Olympics
Babita qualified for Rio Games after Mongolian wrestler Sumiya Erdenechimeg failed a dope test in the Asian qualifiers in March.
Jul 09, 2016, 18:41 PM IST
