Indian wrestlers will look to make fresh start at Asian Championships
3 days, 9 hours ago

Indian wrestlers will look to make fresh start at Asian Championships

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Indian wrestlers will make a fresh start at the Asian Championships in Amman starting on Tuesday. “It is a young team that also has experienced wrestlers like Antim and Reetika,” said women’s chief coach Virender Dahiya. In men’s freestyle, U23 world champion Chirag Chikkara will be keenly watched as he will compete in India’s strongest weight class -- 57kg. India have won four of the last five Asian titles, dominated by Tokyo silver medallist Ravi Dahiya and Paris bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat.

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Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Silver for Reetika Hooda; Mansi, Muskan win bronze
7 hours, 38 minutes ago

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Silver for Reetika Hooda; Mansi, Muskan win bronze

The Hindu  

Young Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda blew away a 6-2 lead, conceding four points in the last 10 seconds of the women’s 76kg final, to settle for a silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, while Mansi Lather and Muskan won bronze, here on Thursday. The 22-year-old Reetika, who became the first Indian female wrestler to be crowned U23 World Champion …

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Reetika Hooda books spot in final; Nitesh wins Greco-Roman bronze
10 hours, 38 minutes ago

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Reetika Hooda books spot in final; Nitesh wins Greco-Roman bronze

The Hindu  

Paris Olympian Reetika Hooda booked a berth in the final of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday. Nitesh ensured another podium finish by recording a comprehensive 9-0 win over Turkmenistan’s Amanberdi Agamammedov in a 97kg Greco-Roman bronze medal match. Reetika, a World under-23 champion in 2023, beat Korean Seoyeon Jeong 3-0 and pinned Japan’s World under-23 bronze …

Asian wrestling | Sunil Kumar secures another Asian medal
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Asian wrestling | Sunil Kumar secures another Asian medal

The Hindu  

Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar claimed a bronze medal to open India’s account in the Asian wrestling championships in Amman, Jordan. Sunil, an Asian Games bronze medallist, defeated China’s Huang Jiaxin 5-1 to bag his fifth Asian medal. Two-time Asian bronze medallist Neeraj defeated Iraq’s Ali Abbas Mukasr Albidhan 3-1 but was beaten 9-0 by Kyrgyzstan’s Razzak Beishekeev in the …

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Perfect chance for Antim, Deepak to start afresh
3 days, 14 hours ago

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Perfect chance for Antim, Deepak to start afresh

The Hindu  

After a forgettable 2024 season, the senior Asian Championships, beginning Tuesday in Amman in Jordan, will provide an opportunity to Antim Panghal and Deepak Punia to make a fresh beginning while other Indian wrestlers will have a chance to carve out their own identity at the international level. Indian squads: Men’s freestyle: Chirag, Udit, Sujit Kalkal, Vishal Kaliraman, Jaideep, Chandermohan, …

Asian championship
1 week, 1 day ago

Asian championship

The Hindu  

India will host the 11th Asian swimming championship in Ahmedabad from October 1 to 15. “Though it is officially called the Asian swimming championship, it will have swimming, diving, water polo and artistic swimming. This is the first time India will be hosting the Asian championship though we have hosted the Asian age-group championships before.” The Asian championship will be …

Olympians Antim, Deepak, Reetika win wrestling trials
1 week, 5 days ago

Olympians Antim, Deepak, Reetika win wrestling trials

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Olympians Antim Panghal, Deepak Punia and Reetika Hooda stamped their authority on the mat during the national trials on Saturday as they earned their spot in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan. Antim Panghal, competing in women’s 53 kg, will make her return to the Asian Championships after missing out last year …

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task

The Hindu  

Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which gets underway here on Tuesday. MORE DETAILS | Sindhu pulls out of Badminton Asia Mixed Team C’ships While India has never won the gold at the Asia Mixed Team Championships, they …

Indian sports wrap, December 26: India finishes on a high at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships
3 months ago

Indian sports wrap, December 26: India finishes on a high at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

WEIGHTLIFTING 2024 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships: India finishes with 33 medals The Indian team finished the 2024 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships at Doha on a high by winning a silver medal in the +87 kg weight category. The results : Singles: Ekaterina Yashina bt Akanksha Nitture 6-2, 6-3; Elena Jamshidi bt Honoka kobayashi 6-1, 6-3; Vaishnavi Adkar bt Maaya Rajeshwaran …

Indian sports wrap, December 25: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships
3 months ago

Indian sports wrap, December 25: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

WEIGHTLIFTING Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver Indian lifter Martina Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s junior +87kg category at the Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships here on Wednesday. - PTI EQUESTRIAN Junior National Equestrian Championship: Anupati, Raju emerge winners REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Young riders Anupati Navyashree Sai and Raju Singh emerged the best performers in the …

Wrestler Priya outclasses Paris Olympian Reetika to claim 76kg crown
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wrestler Priya outclasses Paris Olympian Reetika to claim 76kg crown

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Priya Malik had won a handful of international medals in age group events and also bagged a bronze on her international debut in senior category at the Asian Championship last year. Reetika Hooda, another wrestler from Haryana, not only made her way to the national team but also became the first woman grappler from the country to book an …

Lacklustre National wrestling championships begin today
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lacklustre National wrestling championships begin today

The Hindu  

The three-day Senior National Wrestling Championship will get underway at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here from Friday, but with its sheen significantly wiped out. And a month ago, the Delhi High Court restrained the WFI from holding the nationals and called for an Indian Olympic Association -appointed ad-hoc committee to run the sport. But the presence of an ad-hoc body …

Senior National Wrestling Championship 2024: Top wrestlers absent amid WFI controversy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Senior National Wrestling Championship 2024: Top wrestlers absent amid WFI controversy

The Hindu  

The three-day Senior National Wrestling Championship will get underway at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium here from Friday, but with its sheen significantly wiped out. And a month ago, the Delhi High Court restrained the WFI from holding the nationals and called for an Indian Olympic Association -appointed ad-hoc committee to run the sport. But the presence of an ad-hoc body …

Rising Stars Shine at U-23 Worlds: India Makes Waves in 57kg and 65kg
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rising Stars Shine at U-23 Worlds: India Makes Waves in 57kg and 65kg

Hindustan Times  

Indian wrestling shines at the under-23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania. Chirag Chikara and Sujeet Kalkal secured two medals, showcasing the depth and talent of the Indian wrestling team. Chirag's title in the 57kg weight division underlines the strength of the Indian contingent in this weight class. Sujeet's bronze medal in the 65kg weight division is a testament to his …

Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals

The Hindu  

Chirag Chikkara clinched the gold medal in the men's 57kg freestyle category at the Under-23 World Championships in Tirana. He defeated Abdymalik Karachov of Kyrgyzstan 4-3 in the final seconds of the competition. Chikkara becomes the second Indian man to win the gold at the U23 Championships, following Aman Sehrawat's achievement in the same category in 2022. India finished fourth …

India Secures Sixth Medal at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships 2024
5 months ago

India Secures Sixth Medal at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships 2024

The Hindu  

Abhishek Dhaka secured India's sixth medal at the Under-23 Wrestling World Championships 2024 in Tirana, Albania. He won the bronze in the men's freestyle 61kg category, defeating Mykyta Abramov of Ukraine 3-1. India is yet to win a gold in this edition of the tournament, but they have secured a total of 6 medals so far.

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final

The Hindu  

India’s Pooja Singh rewrote the national U20 women’s national record in the high jump to qualify for the final with a ninth-place finish in the qualification round at the ongoing World Athletics U-20 Championships here. Daughter of a mason, Pooja broke her own national U-20 record of 1.82m set last year in Korea while winning a silver medal at the …

The Sporting Life: It’s time for India to do better, says Rudraneil Sengupta
7 months ago

The Sporting Life: It’s time for India to do better, says Rudraneil Sengupta

Hindustan Times  

Such a brief question, but the answer is complex enough to fill a tome. Japan has swept up medals at every Olympics since women’s wrestling made its debut in 2004. Kaori Icho is the only woman wrestler in the world to win four Olympic golds ; Saori Yoshida has three Olympic golds and 13 world championship titles. Though this kind …

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle
7 months ago

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

The Hindu  

Indian women wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit, and Mansi on Thursday became the Under-17 World champions in their respective categories, stamping their class in the prestigious Cadets event, here. Frolova made a desperate attempt to get the winning move but Pulkit defended well in the final 20 seconds to claim the title. Mansi Lather clinched the top podium spot after …

Neha Sangwan from Vinesh Phogat's village wins gold in U-17 World Championship
7 months ago

Neha Sangwan from Vinesh Phogat's village wins gold in U-17 World Championship

India Today  

Neha Sangwan beat Japan's So Tsutsui 10-0 to win the gold medal in the 57kg category at the U-17 World Championships in Amman on August 22, Thursday. For us, the Olympic Gold was hers and that's what we want to tell her," Neha Sangwan, the World -17 champion and World Cadet Bronze medallist had earlier told the Indian Express, showcasing …

Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra saving grace for India in athletics at Paris
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra saving grace for India in athletics at Paris

India Today  

Expectations were high from India in athletics, since they had sent a contingent of 29 members, their highest ever in the history of the Olympics. He had also joined Abhinav Bindra as one of the two athletes from India to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics. Post independence, India are still looking for their second medallist in athletics …

Aman Sehrawat’s quest for Paris Olympics glory: How the wrestler lost 5kg before bronze medal bout weigh-in
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aman Sehrawat’s quest for Paris Olympics glory: How the wrestler lost 5kg before bronze medal bout weigh-in

The Hindu  

Aman Sehrawat didn’t brood. Aman celebrates after winning bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg match against Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico in Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. On the first day of competition, Iran’s Alireza Sarlak, a former world’s silver medallist and medal contender, failed to make weight and was scratched from the competition. Aman Sehrawat’s bronze in the men’s …

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14: Aman Sehrawat Clinches Wrestling Bronze- Full List Of India Results On August 9
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 14: Aman Sehrawat Clinches Wrestling Bronze- Full List Of India Results On August 9

ABP News  

Paris Olympics, Day 14: India managed to add another medal to their tally on Day 14 of the Paris Olympics 2024. It was the Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat who was in action in the bronze medal match of the Men's 57 Kg category and he rose to the occasion to keep the trend of at least one medal coming from …

Neeraj Chopra spearheads India's gold quest at Paris Olympics: Arshad, Vadlejch stand in way of javelin world champion
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Neeraj Chopra spearheads India's gold quest at Paris Olympics: Arshad, Vadlejch stand in way of javelin world champion

Hindustan Times  

It's time for India to rally behind its biggest medal hope at the Paris Olympics. World champion Neeraj Chopra will launch his bid for a second successive Olympic gold at the monumental Stade de France as the javelin superstar defends his crown in the men's event of the Summer Games on Tuesday. The reigning world champion and Tokyo Olympics gold …

Nisha Dahiya to kickstart India's wrestling campaign at Paris Olympics 2024; enormous challenge awaits Vinesh Phogat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nisha Dahiya to kickstart India's wrestling campaign at Paris Olympics 2024; enormous challenge awaits Vinesh Phogat

Hindustan Times  

India is all set to begin their campaign in wrestling at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday at the Champ de Mars Arena in the French capital. India's wrestling campaign at Paris Olympics 2024 starts on Monday Who are India's representatives in wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Aman, who replaced Ravi Dahiya in the category, will be one of …

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 10
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 10

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India will have the chance to win another medal today in the Paris Olympics as Lakshya Sen takes on friend Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the men’s singles bronze medal playoff. Time: 6PM Table tennis Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath will have the chance to break more records in table tennis as women’s team action …

Sakshi Malik proud to inspire girls in 'male sport' wrestling after Rio heist
8 months ago

Sakshi Malik proud to inspire girls in 'male sport' wrestling after Rio heist

India Today  

Sakshi Malik recalled the times when she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling at the Olympics. Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Live Updates Kaori Icho from Japan won the gold medal while Valeria Koblova from Russia bagged silver. Paris Olympics 2024 Full Coverage Sakshi Malik oozes pride Sakshi, who retired from wrestling last year in …

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India’s sole defending champion, eyes back-to-back gold
8 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India’s sole defending champion, eyes back-to-back gold

Hindustan Times  

Neeraj Chopra was the star of India's Tokyo Olympics campaign, as he became only the second individual gold medallist from India, and also the first to do so in track and field. But let's get one thing straight, Neeraj was expected to challenge for a medal, but nobody predicted him to clinch gold. The signs of something happening was evident …

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

The Tokyo Olympics turned out to be a watershed for India in more ways than one. Neeraj Chopra won gold in men's javelin and thus became the first in India's independent history to win any kind of a track and field medal at the Olympics. The Indian men's hockey team won an Olympic medal for the first time since 1980 …

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will always be remembered for its historic medal haul, a record seven, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Mirabai Chanu poses with the Silver medal for the Weightlifting - Women’s 49kg Group A on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2021 …

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India

The Hindu  

An individual Olympic medal had been a distant dream for Indian sport till Leander Paes won the tennis bronze in Atlanta in 1996. For the first time, five girls are going to the Olympics in wrestling, and only one boy”, said Sakshi, as she highlighted the woman power in a panel discussion organised by JSW Sports, Asia Society India Centre …

Bengal Girl Shines At 3rd Asian Yoga Sports Cup 2024, Wins Four Gold Medals
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal Girl Shines At 3rd Asian Yoga Sports Cup 2024, Wins Four Gold Medals

News 18  

Neha Bagh has made India proud by clinching the trophy at the 3rd Asian Yoga Sports Cup 2024 in Dubai. Ten countries including Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Malaysia participated in the 3rd Asian Yoga Sports Cup 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, Neha won gold in two categories and silver in two categories in the second Asian Yoga Championship held …

Not funding enough coaches may hurt wrestlers' chances at Asian C'ships
9 months ago

Not funding enough coaches may hurt wrestlers' chances at Asian C'ships

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The U-17 and U-23 Asian Championships will begin at Amman, Jordan on Saturday with competition in the Greco-Roman style in the former age group. While wrestlers from the country would obviously be aspiring for medals in the event, a few issues might prevent them from achieving their goals as not enough coaches and physiotherapists have been accorded administrative sanction …

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years
10 months, 1 week ago

Neeraj Chopra Claims Gold in Federation Cup, His First Outing in India In Three Years

News 18  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years. FOLLOW: RR vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2024 Chopra last took part in a domestic competition at …

Nisha Dahiya clinches India's fifth Olympic quota in wrestling during Istanbul qualifiers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nisha Dahiya clinches India's fifth Olympic quota in wrestling during Istanbul qualifiers

Firstpost  

Dahiya became the fifth Indian wrestler — all of them female so far — to secure quota for the Paris Games by defeating Romania’s Alexandra Anghel in the 68kg semi-finals at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul. Nisha Dahiya became the fifth Indian female wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Romania’s Alexandra Anghel in the 68kg …

Indian sports wrap, April 29: Brijesh, Sagar, Sumit confirm medals at Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, April 29: Brijesh, Sagar, Sumit confirm medals at Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship

The Hindu  

BOXING Brijesh, Sagar and Sumit confirm medals for India at ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 Indian pugilists Brijesh Tamta, Sagar Jakhar and Sumit registered victories to enter the semifinals and assured themselves of medals in the youth category of ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday. - Team Sportstar GOLF Diksha …

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag
11 months ago

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag

The Hindu  

Ranvir Kumar Singh and junior National record-holder Ekta Pradeep Dey won the men’s and women’s 3000m steeple chase gold at the Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Thursday. Nikita Kumari, the junior Federation Cup women’s discus throw champion with 50.17m in Lucknow last month, was fourth with 46.84m. There were two bronze medals too, from Aman Chaudhary in the …

Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: All 6 of India’s Greco-Roman Wrestlers Draw Blank
11 months ago

Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: All 6 of India’s Greco-Roman Wrestlers Draw Blank

The Quint  

In all 17 Indian wrestlers were in the hunt for quota places at the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers. Of which, only three women wrestlers -- Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Reetika Hooda -- succeeded in securing quota places for India. After starting his campaign by defeating Kazakhstan’s Yerassyl Mukhtaruly by technical superiority, defeated Kim Sunggwon 11-1 by technical superiority in …

Day to forget for India at wrestling Olympic qualifiers
11 months, 1 week ago

Day to forget for India at wrestling Olympic qualifiers

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: It was never going to be easy given the way the sport has been managed in the past one-and-a-half-year but expectations were still high from the Indian wrestlers. But this time, blame it on lack of proper coordination and management in the absence of recognised wrestling body, they failed to win a single quota for Paris Games as four …

Asian Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers: Aman Sehrawat loses in semis, fails to win Paris 2024 quota spot
11 months, 1 week ago

Asian Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers: Aman Sehrawat loses in semis, fails to win Paris 2024 quota spot

The Hindu  

Indian freestyle wrestlers failed to get a single quota place in the Asian Olympic Games qualifier in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday. Aman Sehrawat, last year’s Asian champion, was the only Indian to get closer to a quota place. Aman beat Kazakhstan’s Yerassyl Mukhtaruly 10-0 and South Korea’s Sunggwon Kim 11-1 to reach the semifinals. However, the Indian was outsmarted by …

India Will Break Tokyo Olympics Record in Paris, Says World Champion Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma
11 months, 1 week ago

India Will Break Tokyo Olympics Record in Paris, Says World Champion Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma

News 18  

World champion powerlifter Gaurav Sharma believes that India will win a rich haul of medals at the Paris Olympics, following the support and foreign exposure provided to athletes by the Central Government in recent years. Athletes get foreign exposure, diet, and training facilities from the government and I believe our sportspersons will win a good number of medals in Paris, …

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes

The Hindu  

Following the Indian boxers’ disappointing performance in the Olympic qualifying event in Busto Arsizio, Italy, where they could not win a single quota place, the Boxing Federation of India has changed six boxers in the squad for the second World Olympic qualifier in Bangkok, the last qualifying event, from May 25 to June 2. Kuttappa and Dharmendra Yadav, former World …

India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title
1 year, 1 month ago

India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title

Hindustan Times  

Social media posts of India's male shuttlers on reaching Malaysia for the Badminton Asia Team Championships were going viral a week back. Team India celebrates the Badminton Asia Team Championships title Led by PV Sindhu, the women too put out similar posts, but they never gained similar traction. China, who India beat 3-2 in the group stage, didn't have Olympic …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final

The Hindu  

Indian women shuttlers’ dream run continued as they progressed to their first-ever final at the Badminton Asia Team Championships after edging out two-time former champions Japan 3-2 in a thrilling semifinal on Saturday. 53 Ashmita Chaliha and the 17-year-old Anmol Kharb registered stunning wins in the first doubles and second and deciding singles to take India through to the summit …

National Wrestling Championships: Anshu defeats Sarita in 59kg final, Vinesh wins 55kg gold on return after knee surgery
1 year, 1 month ago

National Wrestling Championships: Anshu defeats Sarita in 59kg final, Vinesh wins 55kg gold on return after knee surgery

The Hindu  

The race for the women’s 57kg slot for the Olympic qualifiers gathered intensity with a fitter Anshu Malik avenging her Asian Games trials defeat to Worlds bronze medallist Sarita Mor in the women’s 59kg final in the National wrestling championships at the Railway Stadium here on Sunday. Having recovered from a knee injury, Anshu, a World championships silver medallist in …

Indian wrestling in 2024: Some see a beacon of hope, others a smokescreen
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian wrestling in 2024: Some see a beacon of hope, others a smokescreen

The Hindu  

Indian wrestling had a disappointing season in 2023 and is looking to bounce back in the Olympic year. Esteemed wrestlers like four-time World medallist Bajrang, two-time World medallist Vinesh Phogat, and the sole Indian women’s wrestling Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik took to the streets, levelling serious allegations of sexual misconduct against the then Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan …

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge
1 year, 2 months ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu will make a come back to competitive circuit as she joins World No. Prannoy to lead a strong Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, from February 13 to 19. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and …

Payal, Akansha, Nisha - Meet India’s gold medallists at junior boxing World Championship 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Payal, Akansha, Nisha - Meet India’s gold medallists at junior boxing World Championship 2023

The Hindu  

India got a glimpse of it’s latest batch of boxers at the IBA junior World Championships that concluded in Armenia this week. He had a friend who’s son was training as a boxer so my father decided to put me in that,” says Akansha who started training with coach Brij Mohan at Najafgarh’s BM boxing academy. CHAMPIONS 💥😍 Presenting our …

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles
1 year, 3 months ago

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles

Hindustan Times  

Continuing his impressive run, Tokyo Olympian Amit Panghal defeated Anshul Punia to win the national title in Shillong on Friday. It will be fresh start for Panghal -- the 2019 World Championships medallist — who was not picked for the Asian Games team. Amit Panghal Deepak Bhoria, the current World Championships medallist, was preferred over Panghal on the basis of …

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally

The Hindu  

India’s Neeraj Yadav, Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja swept the men’s discus throw-F54/55/56 podium in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Deepthi then won a gold in women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category READ | Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally …

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