Asian Wrestling Championship: Indian wrestler Ashu loses bronze medal play-off
3 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championship: Indian wrestler Ashu loses bronze medal play-off

Firstpost  

The result meant none of the Indian wrestlers could clear the bronze medal play-offs stage in the ongoing championship Almaty: Indian grappler Ashu lost his bronze medal play-off bout to Iran’s Hossein Nasrollah Assadi Kolmati in the 67kg Greco-roman category of the Asian Wrestling Championship on Wednesday. The result meant none of the Indian wrestlers could clear the bronze medal play-offs stage in the ongoing championship. On Tuesday, Gurpreet Singh and Sandeep also lost their bronze medal bouts as Indian wrestlers drew a blank on the opening day of the tournament. Sandeep suffered defeat in the 50kg bronze medal fight 5-11 to Nurmukhammet Abdullaev of Kyrgyzstan after losing the semi-final by technical superiority to Japan’s Yu Shiotani.

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Senior National Wrestling Championship 2024: Top wrestlers absent amid WFI controversy
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle
4 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 …

Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: All 6 of India’s Greco-Roman Wrestlers Draw Blank
8 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 …

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

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis
10 months, 1 week ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis

News 18  

Indian women shuttlers assured themselves of a historic first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong but their male counterparts failed to replicate the feat, going down narrowly 2-3 to Japan in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Indian men produced a gallant effort but a nervous Kidambi Srikanth imploded in the end, blowing …

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023 review: Silver medal for Deepak Punia, the silver lining for India at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023 review: Silver medal for Deepak Punia, the silver lining for India at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

About two-and-a-half minutes into the second round of the men’s 86kg freestyle wrestling final at the Asian Games, Deepak Punia was taken down for what would be the final time by Hassan Yazdani of Iran. READ: Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou Not being able to compete in overseas …

Hangzhou Asian Games | Deepak Punia settles for silver, Indian wrestlers return with six medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | Deepak Punia settles for silver, Indian wrestlers return with six medals

The Hindu  

It was never going to be easy for Deepak Punia to get the elusive gold – he was up against the legend and presence of Hassan Yazdani in the final and given the Iranian’s form, there was little hope of an upset. Punia went down 0-10 to three-time world champion and the reigning champion here Yazdani in the men’s 86kg …

Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

It was never going to be easy for Deepak Punia to get the elusive gold – he was up against the legend and presence of Hassan Yazdani in the final and, given the Iranian’s form, there was little hope of an upset. And he duly delivered as Punia won India’s first and only wrestling silver here to salvage some pride …

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 13 - In Pics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 13 - In Pics

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 13 - In Pics India have extended their medal count to 95.. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Indian men’s recurve team comprising of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Shelke won a silver medal in the team event at the ongoing Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China 2 …

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s team defeated Japan 5-1 in the final to bag gold at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. FOLLOW | ASIAN-GAMES-2023 OCTOBER 6 LIVE ACTION Earlier, India won its first medal of the day after defeating Vietnam in the Bronze medal match of the Recurve Archery Women’s team event. India also achieved a historic first-ever …

Wrestler Bajrang Punia faces crushing defeat of at Asian Games semifinals with 8-1 score
1 year, 2 months ago

Wrestler Bajrang Punia faces crushing defeat of at Asian Games semifinals with 8-1 score

Op India  

Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili defeated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia 8-1 in the Asian Games semifinals on Friday in Hangzhou, China. Two-time world champion Bajrang Punia’s preparedness for the competition proved less than ideal as a result of protests against the Wrestling Federation of India president and controversy concerning his selection in the games. “Wrestler Bajrang Punia will play for Bronze Medal …

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal went into the Asian Games as one of India’s biggest medal hopefuls, and she fulfilled the hype, winning bronze in the 53kg for only India’s second medal in wrestling here on Thursday. That win stretched Akari’s winning streak to an incredible 128 matches – which remains unbeaten as she went on to win 10-0 against 2020 Olympic silver …

Asian Games, highlights Day 12: India clinch 2 gold medals in archery, 1 squash
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games, highlights Day 12: India clinch 2 gold medals in archery, 1 squash

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023, Day 12 highlights: India clinched gold in the compound women's team archery final by sealing a 230-229 win against Chinese Taipei on Day 12 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, in India on Thursday. Experienced Saurav Ghosal secured a silver in the men's singles squash final event before wrestler Antim won in the women's freestyle 53kg match. …

Asian Games, highlights Day 12: India clinch 2 gold medals in archery, 1 squash
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games, highlights Day 12: India clinch 2 gold medals in archery, 1 squash

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023, Day 12 highlights: India clinched gold in the compound women's team archery final by sealing a 230-229 win against Chinese Taipei on Day 12 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, in India on Thursday. Experienced Saurav Ghosal secured a silver in the men's singles squash final event before wrestler Antim won in the women's freestyle 53kg match. …

'Athletes can get mentally down': Neeraj Chopra addresses umpiring howler in men's javelin final at Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

'Athletes can get mentally down': Neeraj Chopra addresses umpiring howler in men's javelin final at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra continued his supreme show and won a gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday. Another Indian Kishore Kumar Jena won the silver medal in the same event as he registered 87.54m, also his fourth attempt. Neeraj Chopra during men's javelin throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China …

Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six …

Wrestling | Sunil Kumar wins India's first Greco Roman medal at Asian Games since 2010
1 year, 2 months ago

Wrestling | Sunil Kumar wins India's first Greco Roman medal at Asian Games since 2010

The Hindu  

Practising defence from ground position in the last three weeks with top wrestlers worked wonders for Sunil Kumar, who won India's first Greco Roman medal at the Asian Games in 13 years, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament here on Wednesday. India had won two medals in Greco Roman in …

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally October 4 - India 4th with 81 medals, 18 gold; Neeraj, men’s 4x400m relay win gold; Harmilan Bains, Sable, Jena and Women’s 4x400m relay win silver
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally October 4 - India 4th with 81 medals, 18 gold; Neeraj, men’s 4x400m relay win gold; Harmilan Bains, Sable, Jena and Women’s 4x400m relay win silver

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra, in the men’s javelin and the men’s quartet in the 4x400m relay team, won gold at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday. The medal rush continued in athletics as Harmilan Bains in women’s 800m, Avinash Sable in men’s 5000m and Kishore Kumar Jena in the men’s javelin secured silver medals as India finished with 81 medals …

India TV Sports Wrap on October 4: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year, 2 months ago

India TV Sports Wrap on October 4: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India got off to a historic beginning on day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China with two medals - a bronze and a gold to propel their overall medal tally to 71 surpassing their previous record of clinching 70 medals at the continental event. Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories India clinch Gold in archery's compound mixed-team …

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Highlights: India clinched gold in the compound archery mixed team final on Day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena won the gold and silver respectively in the men's javelin throw final. Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated Hong Kong's Ka Yi Lee, Chi …

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Highlights: India clinched gold in the compound archery mixed team final on Day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena won the gold and silver respectively in the men's javelin throw final. Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated Hong Kong's Ka Yi Lee, Chi …

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 11: Neeraj Chopra wins gold, India's medal count climb to 81

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Highlights: India clinched gold in the compound archery mixed team final on Day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena won the gold and silver respectively in the men's javelin throw final. Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated Hong Kong's Ka Yi Lee, Chi …

Asian Games 2023, Day 10 Roundup: Parul, Annu Rani's Gold in athletics headline India's 9-medal outing
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 10 Roundup: Parul, Annu Rani's Gold in athletics headline India's 9-medal outing

India TV News  

After a relatively quiet day with no Gold medal on Gandhi Jayanti, the Indian contingent came back with nine medals on Day 10 including a couple of Gold. Tejaswin Shankar's Decathlon run ended in a national record-breaking Silver medal while Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani won Gold medals in women's 5000m race and javelin throw, respectively. Annu Rani became first-ever …

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events
1 year, 2 months ago

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events

The Hindu  

The ongoing turmoil in Indian wrestling, including wrestler protests and absence of a properly elected national federation for six months, has created an unfavourable environment leading up to the Asian Games. The committee’s decision to exempt prominent wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, who were at the forefront of a protest against outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, from …

Asian Games 2023: Kynan Chenai shoots down individual bronze in men's trap
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Kynan Chenai shoots down individual bronze in men's trap

Hindustan Times  

Indian trap exponents made it a memorable final day of shooting competitions here with the men's team clinching a gold and Kynan Chenai taking the individual bronze after the women had won the team silver at the Asian Games. The last day of the shooting competitions saw the men's team, comprising the Indian triumvirate of Prithviraj Tondaiman, Kynan Chenai and …

Asian Games: Aditi Ashok Slips on Final Day, Signs Off with Silver in Women's Golf
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Aditi Ashok Slips on Final Day, Signs Off with Silver in Women's Golf

News 18  

Aditi Ashok’s fortunes tumbled on the final day as she carded a horrendous five-over 77 to sign off with a silver for India’s first medal in women’s golf at the Asian Games here on Sunday. Coming into the final day with a commanding seven-stroke lead, Aditi saw the advantage evaporate as she stumbled upon four bogeys and a double bogey …

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, October 1 - Avinash Sable, Tajindarpal Singh Toor, men’s shooting trap team win gold; India 4th with 13 gold, 53 medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, October 1 - Avinash Sable, Tajindarpal Singh Toor, men’s shooting trap team win gold; India 4th with 13 gold, 53 medals

The Hindu  

Avinash Sable clinched the gold medal in men’s 3000m Steeplechase to win India’s 12th gold medal at the Asian Games on Sunday. Moments later, Tajinderpal Singh Toor secured another gold medal for India to take the total tally to 45 medals. FOLLOW | ASIAN-GAMES-2023 OCTOBER 1 HIGHLIGHTS The women’s trap team of Rajeshwari Kumari, Preeti Rajak and Manisha Keer then …

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Roundup: Gold in Tennis, Squash take India's tally to 38; hockey team routs Pakistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Roundup: Gold in Tennis, Squash take India's tally to 38; hockey team routs Pakistan

India TV News  

Another successful day came to an end for the Indian contingent in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Saturday, September 30 with five medals getting added to the tally. Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale helped India win their second medal in Tennis and first Gold while the men's squash team prevailed in a thriller against Pakistan. Some big news …

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 7
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 7

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023: What happened on Day 7 India have so far won 10 gold medals, and 14 silver and bronze medals at the Asian Games. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Indian shooters Divya Thadigol Subbaraju and Sarabjot Singh clinched silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games in …

Joshna, Tanvi, Anahat assure India a medal by reaching semis of women's squash team event in Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Joshna, Tanvi, Anahat assure India a medal by reaching semis of women's squash team event in Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

The India women's squash comprising Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh advanced to the semi-final of the team event at the Asian Games 2023 despite suffering a 0-3 loss to Malaysia in their Pool B match on Thursday. This assured the India women's squash team a medal as both losing semi-finalists in squash get a bronze in this Games …

Anant Jeet Naruka claims silver in men's skeet as Indian shooters continue stellar run in Asian Games 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Anant Jeet Naruka claims silver in men's skeet as Indian shooters continue stellar run in Asian Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

India's Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claimed the silver medal in men's skeet event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday, adding to the team gold he won alongside Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura. India's Narukan Anant Jeet Singh competes during the skeet men's final at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center during 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China Naruka …

Asian Games 2023: Vishnu Saravanan wins bronze in men’s ILCA 7 event
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Vishnu Saravanan wins bronze in men’s ILCA 7 event

The Hindu  

Vishnu Saravanan added another bronze to Indian sailing on Thursday after the day’s races were cancelled due to unfavourable conditions and results declared on the basis of individual positions at the end of the 10th race. Saravanan finished third in the Men’s Dinghy ILCA7 with 34 net points, just one behind South Korea’s Jeemin Ha. BRONZE 🥉 Medal For INDIA …

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14

Hindustan Times  

By Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India's only gold medal of the day came from the dressage event in equestrian. Asian Games Live Updates Day 3 Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian, with the dressage team securing a historic top-podium finish, beating the likes of China and Hong Kong, China. …

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14

Hindustan Times  

By Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India's only gold medal of the day came from the dressage event in equestrian. Asian Games Live Updates Day 3 Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian, with the dressage team securing a historic top-podium finish, beating the likes of China and Hong Kong, China. …

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India win historic gold in dressage team event; total medal tally up to 14

Hindustan Times  

By Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India's only gold medal of the day came from the dressage event in equestrian. Asian Games Live Updates Day 3 Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian, with the dressage team securing a historic top-podium finish, beating the likes of China and Hong Kong, China. …

Asian Games 2023: Indian rowers rally, bag two bronze medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian rowers rally, bag two bronze medals

Hindustan Times  

Indian rowers staged twin comebacks to end the day with two bronze and take their overall tally to five medals in the watersport at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. India's Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan, Sukhmeet Singh with their bronze medals The day began with the quartet of Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish Goliyan …

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: With Gold in Cricket, India Win 6 Medals on Day 2
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: With Gold in Cricket, India Win 6 Medals on Day 2

The Quint  

And with Nishant's victory, India's campaign on Day 2 of the 2023 Asian Games come to a fruitful conclusion. India won six medals today, which also included two gold medals, taking the nation's tally to 11. The trio of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar secured India's first gold medal – at the men's 10m Air …

Asian Games Highlights Day 1: Chhetri and Co. march forward, IND bag 5 medals
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games Highlights Day 1: Chhetri and Co. march forward, IND bag 5 medals

Hindustan Times  

By, New Delhi Read this news in brief form Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 1: Follow the highlights of all the action in Hangzhou as Team India has officially kickstarted their Asiad campaign. Boxer Nikhat Zareen reached the pre-quarterfinals after India won silver in shooting and rowing on Day 1 Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 1: India won a medal …

Asian Games 2023, September 24 highlights: India wins three silvers, two bronze medals; men’s football team into round of 16; Nikhat Zareen reaches pre-quarterfinals
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, September 24 highlights: India wins three silvers, two bronze medals; men’s football team into round of 16; Nikhat Zareen reaches pre-quarterfinals

The Hindu  

September 24, 2023 19:12 eSports results - EA Sports FC India’s Charanjot Singh and Karman Tikka bow out of the Asian Games 2022 after suffering a hard-fought defeats on the opening day. Charanjot Singh suffered a 0:2 defeat to China’s Liu Jiacheng in his opening game but bounced back strongly with three consecutive wins. He won by 2:0 against Aristorenas …

Asian Games: Volleyball, Table Tennis Teams Shine as Balraj Panwar Rows into Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Volleyball, Table Tennis Teams Shine as Balraj Panwar Rows into Final

News 18  

While the off-field diplomatic tiff between the governments of India and China over the denial of accreditation to three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh getting all the attention, Indian sportspersons hogged the limelight in the field too with the country registering important wins in men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s table tennis competitions. Asian Games 2023: Medal Tally, Schedule, Results, …

World Championships: Indian wrestlers’ woeful performance continues in greco-roman
1 year, 3 months ago

World Championships: Indian wrestlers’ woeful performance continues in greco-roman

The Hindu  

Indian greco-roman grappler Sajan Bhanwala lost in the opening round of the World Championships to a technically far superior opponent from South Korea as the country’s disappointing show at the prestigious competition continued here on Thursday. The 82kg wrestler was no match for Yang Sejin, losing 3-1 and getting eliminated from the tournament against an opponent ranked one place lower …

Asian Games: Bajrang Punia braced for comeback of a different kind
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Bajrang Punia braced for comeback of a different kind

Hindustan Times  

When Bajrang Punia takes the mat at Hangzhou’s Lin’an Sports Culture and Exhibition Centre on October 6 to start his Asian Games campaign, it will mark the first sighting of the defending champion in a competition this year. In an ideal world, Punia – Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist – would’ve started as a favourite, but as the year has shown …

Asian Games: Indian wrestling seeks a reset in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Indian wrestling seeks a reset in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Even by its volatile standards, Indian wrestling is enduring a tumultuous phase. Resigned nods and sly smirks are how Indian wrestlers and officials — those in the Indian Olympic Association ’s ad-hoc committee running the sport or officials of the erstwhile Wrestling Federation of India — react each time the present and future of Indian wrestling is brought up. The …

World Wrestling Championships: Pruthviraj Enters Quarterfinals, Abhimanyu In Bronze Play-Off
1 year, 3 months ago

World Wrestling Championships: Pruthviraj Enters Quarterfinals, Abhimanyu In Bronze Play-Off

News 18  

Indian free-style wrestlers, barring Pruthviraj Patil, had another disappointing day in office with three of them losing in the preliminary rounds of the World Championships, on Sunday. The Indians, who are competing under the United World Wrestling flag following the ban of Wresting Federation of India by the international body, have a faint chance of bagging a bronze medal in …

India‘s greco-roman grapplers disappoint in junior World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

India‘s greco-roman grapplers disappoint in junior World Championships

The Hindu  

India’s greco-roman grapplers cut a sorry figure at the UWW Junior World Championships, as five from the country failed to get past the quarterfinals on Friday. Anil Mor began well by winning his qualification bout against Luka Javakhadze of Georgia 11-2 via victory by fall, before he recorded a 11-4 win on points against Ukraine’s Marko Voloshyn. In the opening …

Wrestling trials for Asian Games: Upsets galore show past has little influence on the present
1 year, 5 months ago

Wrestling trials for Asian Games: Upsets galore show past has little influence on the present

The Hindu  

If there’s anything to be learned following the conclusion of the two-day-long selection trials to pick the Indian wrestling team for the Asian Games on Sunday, it’s that past results don’t necessarily correlate to current performance. With a remarkable number of upsets, the most stunning of which was the shock exit of Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya, who was pinned …

Vishal wins only a stand-by spot to Bajrang despite dominating the Asian Games selection trials
1 year, 5 months ago

Vishal wins only a stand-by spot to Bajrang despite dominating the Asian Games selection trials

The Hindu  

The Indian wrestling contingent for the upcoming Asian Games was completed on Sunday after selection trials in the men’s freestyle, but the controversy around the direct entry to Bajrang Punia remained the talking point at the Indira Gandhi stadium. Vishal Kaliraman overcame Rohit 9-3 in the final of the 65kg to earn a stand-by spot in the category and was …

Asian Games 2023, Indian wrestling team: Ravi Dahiya fails to make the cut
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Indian wrestling team: Ravi Dahiya fails to make the cut

The Hindu  

Olympic wrestling silver medallist Ravi Dahiya’s pursuit for a spot in the Asian Games squad ended prematurely after he was knocked out of the trials by the unheralded Atish Todkar, in a 57kg bout at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. READ |Antim Panghal wins trials, loses case to go to Asian Games This was Dahiya’s first outing …

Asian Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor keeps gold, Parul Chaudhary wins maiden Asians title; silver for Shaili Singh
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor keeps gold, Parul Chaudhary wins maiden Asians title; silver for Shaili Singh

The Hindu  

As he completed his second throw at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok on Friday, Tajinderpal Singh Toor felt the old groin pain returning to haunt him. The groin injury had forced Asian record-holder Toor to pull out of the last year’s Oregon World Championships and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and he was very worried. “I had the pain …

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