Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia Among 14-member Squad for Special Camp in Bulgaria
2 years, 10 months ago

Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia Among 14-member Squad for Special Camp in Bulgaria

News 18  

The Sports ministry has approved training of the 14-member wrestling squad, including Olympic silver medalist Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia, who missed the medal in Tokyo Games, for a special camp from February 5 to 23 in Teteven, Bulgaria. The Wrestling Federation of India has recommended the names of 14 wrestlers which include four freestylers, four Greco-Roman wrestlers, four sparring partners and two coaches, for a special training camp for the preparations of CWG and Asian Games. “We appreciate the speedy approval from SAI for the wrestlers’ camp and special training ahead of the Asian Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games,” Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said. The squad for a special camp in Bulgaria: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia, Gourav Baliyan and Sandeep Singh ; Sunil Kumar, Sajan Bhanwal, Ravi Malik and Ashu ; Arun, Arun Kumar, Monu Dahiya, and Hardeep : Coaches: Balwant Singh Chikara and SB Prasad.

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Tokyo Medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Out Of Paris Olympics Qualification Race
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tokyo Medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Out Of Paris Olympics Qualification Race

ABP News  

Sonepat: Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya -- the Tokyo Games medallists -- were on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics qualification after losing their respective bouts in the selection trials for the national team. Punia, who was a prominent face of protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, suffered a crushing 1-9 defeat in the …

Wrestling senior national camps to commence on February 9
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wrestling senior national camps to commence on February 9

The Hindu  

The Indian Olympic Association -appointed ad hoc committee to run the Wrestling Federation of India has announced that the national camp in the run-up to the Paris Olympics will commence on February 9. The panel, which was formed after the ‘suspension’ of the newly-elected WFI, said the national camp would be held after the national championships, scheduled to take place …

Non-protesting Wrestlers Demand Resumption of National Camp
1 year, 7 months ago

Non-protesting Wrestlers Demand Resumption of National Camp

News 18  

The national camp shut and the controversy surrounding WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh still raging, several non-protesting wrestlers on Tuesday demanded that the SAI must reopen its centres for grapplers since the lack of proper training is having an adverse impact on their preparations for the Asian Games. The men’s national camp for free style and greco roman wrestlers …

Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Training Stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland
1 year, 9 months ago

Sports Ministry Approves Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Training Stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland

News 18  

The Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme has approved star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat’s request for training stints in Kyrgyzstan and Poland respectively. TOPS will also cover expenses for Vinesh’s sparring partner – Sangeeta Phogat and physiotherapist Ashwini Jeevan Patil, and Bajrang’s coach Sujeet Maan, physiotherapist Aanand Kumar, and strength and conditioning expert Kaazi Kiron Mustafa Hasan. Meanwhile, …

TOPS approves foreign training camps for Neeraj, Srikanth and two other athletes
2 years, 1 month ago

TOPS approves foreign training camps for Neeraj, Srikanth and two other athletes

The Hindu  

Mission Olympic Cell, in its 86th meeting on November 18th, approved Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Neeraj, along with coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set to leave for the UK later this week. Besides Neeraj, the MOC …

Bajrang, Deepak to train in USA ahead of World Wrestling Championships
2 years, 4 months ago

Bajrang, Deepak to train in USA ahead of World Wrestling Championships

The Hindu  

Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and Olympian Deepak Punia will train in Michigan, USA, in the run-up to the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 10 to 18. READ | Antim, the last girl child of her family, becomes India’s first female wrestler to win world U20 gold Bajrang and Deepak – who had trained in the USA …

Deepak Punia Wins Bronze in U23 Asian Wrestling Championships 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Deepak Punia Wins Bronze in U23 Asian Wrestling Championships 2022

News 18  

Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won a bronze medal after defeating Maksat Satybaldy in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Despite a win, it was an unimpressive result from him as the Indian contingent was expecting a better outing from the world championships silver medallist in the tournament. In the opening two …

Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang, Deepak earn Indian wrestling CWG berths
2 years, 7 months ago

Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang, Deepak earn Indian wrestling CWG berths

The Hindu  

Olympics medalists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia and Olympian Deepak Punia were the leading wrestlers who won the selection trials to make it to the Indian men’s wrestling squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. RELATED | Naveen got past formidable opponents such as Jitender Kumar and Sagar Jaglan before beating Asian silver medallist Gourav Baliyan, who ousted former Worlds …

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Will Not Get Direct Entry Into Finals of CWG And Asian Games Selection Trials
2 years, 7 months ago

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Will Not Get Direct Entry Into Finals of CWG And Asian Games Selection Trials

News 18  

Stars such as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya will not get direct entries into the final of their respective categories when the national federation holds selection trials for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games owing to the unrest among upcoming grapplers during the recent Asian Championship trials. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP During …

CWG, Asian Games wrestling trials: No direct finals entry for Bajrang, Ravi
2 years, 7 months ago

CWG, Asian Games wrestling trials: No direct finals entry for Bajrang, Ravi

The Hindu  

Stars such as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya will not get direct entries into the final of their respective categories when the national federation holds selection trials for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games owing to the unrest among upcoming grapplers during the recent Asian Championship trials. No one complained officially but the decision was criticised and the WFI President Brij …

Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals

Firstpost  

Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan’s Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze on the concluding day on Sunday. Ulaanbaatar : Deepak Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan’s Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver medal while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze in the 92kg competition …

SAI Sanctions Rs 1.28 Crore for Participation of 30 Wrestlers at Senior Asian Championship
2 years, 8 months ago

SAI Sanctions Rs 1.28 Crore for Participation of 30 Wrestlers at Senior Asian Championship

News 18  

Sports Authority of India has sanctioned Rs 1.28 crore for the participation of 30 wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, at the Senior Asian Championship beginning in Mongolia on Tuesday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE A total of 20 wrestlers from the men’s team …

Wrestlers to undergo three-month camp at SAI centres ahead of CWG and Asiad
2 years, 8 months ago

Wrestlers to undergo three-month camp at SAI centres ahead of CWG and Asiad

The Hindu  

Olympic medallists Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik will be among a host of top wrestlers who will undergo a three-month training camp at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat and Lucknow centres to prepare for this year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. A total of 124 wrestlers, 23 coaches and support staff will participate in the camp …

Wrestling: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia cruise into semifinals at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Wrestling: Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia cruise into semifinals at Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

Indian wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia made strong starts to their respective campaigns at the Tokyo Olympics, cruising into semifinals with relative ease. After beating Colombia's Tigreros on technical superiority, Dahiya repeated another dominant performance to ease past Bulgaria's Georgi Vangelov 14-4 to book a place in the semifinals of freestyle 57kg category. Punia, meanwhile, made easy work of …

Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia storm into semis
3 years, 4 months ago

Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia storm into semis

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Indian wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia stormed into the semi-finals of the men's freestyle 57kg and 86kg category respectively at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Meanwhile fighting on Mat C Deepak Punia edged China's Zushen Lin by 6-3 in a very closely contested match here at the Makuhari Messe Hall A on Wednesday. Coming into the second …

Wrestlers Sonam Malik and Seema Bisla to Skip India's Olympic Camp in Warsaw
3 years, 6 months ago

Wrestlers Sonam Malik and Seema Bisla to Skip India's Olympic Camp in Warsaw

News 18  

Injured women wrestlers Sonam Malik and Seema Bisla will skip a month long Olympic training-cum-exposure camp in Warsaw, Poland, starting on Monday. “Since Sonam and Seema are on the injured list, only three wrestlers — Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia and Anshu Malik — will leave for Poland on Saturday,” a wrestling coach associated with the camp told IANS. Star wrestler …

India's Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestling team to leave for Poland training camp on June 5
3 years, 6 months ago

India's Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestling team to leave for Poland training camp on June 5

The Hindu  

India’s Tokyo Olympics-bound freestyle wrestling contingent will leave for their training and exposure tour of Poland on June 5, said Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar. The team was initially scheduled to train in Hungary and compete in the Yasar Dogu international tournament in Istanbul between June 25-27 as well, but those plans have been tweaked keeping in …

WFI calls off Sonepat camp, Olympics-bound wrestlers to leave for Poland by May end
3 years, 7 months ago

WFI calls off Sonepat camp, Olympics-bound wrestlers to leave for Poland by May end

The Hindu  

The Wrestling Federation of India has called off the national camp for the Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestlers that was to begin in Bahalgarh, Sonepat on Tuesday. “We had planned a camp in Bahalgarh but since they would not be allowed to train for 14 days due to hard quarantine, we thought it is better they for the time being they train …

WFI plans month-long foreign camp for Tokyo-bound wrestlers
3 years, 7 months ago

WFI plans month-long foreign camp for Tokyo-bound wrestlers

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian wrestling team will gather for a national camp in Sonepat from Tuesday. The Indian contingent had returned from Bulgaria earlier this month, where they had a camp and participated in the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifier. RELATED| - Sumit and Sonam to join camp - A WFI official associated with the planning for the Olympics said that …

Tokyo-bound Sumit Malik pulls out of World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers final, settles for silver
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo-bound Sumit Malik pulls out of World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers final, settles for silver

The Hindu  

Indian wrestler Sumit Malik, who secured his berth in the men’s 125g freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, settled for silver at the World Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers after pulling out of Friday’s final against Russia’s Sergei Kozyrev. The recent flare up had troubled him at the Asian Wrestling Championships last month as well, where he chose to skip …

Wrestler Sumit Malik qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Wrestler Sumit Malik qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Sumit Malik rode on his power to book a 125kg freestyle berth in the Tokyo Olympics on the opening day of the World Olympic Games wrestling qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Thursday. The stocky 28-year-old Malik, a Commonwealth Games champion and an Asian championships silver medallist, fought back to beat Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan and Alexandr Romanov of Moldova by …

Malik one win away from Olympic qualification; Dhankar, Kadiyan ousted
3 years, 7 months ago

Malik one win away from Olympic qualification; Dhankar, Kadiyan ousted

The Hindu  

Sumit Malik gave a series of fine performances to reach the semifinals of the 125kg freestyle category on the opening day of the World Olympic Games wrestling qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Thursday. Two other experienced Indians in fray, Asian medallist Amit Dhankar and Commonwealth Games medallist Satyawart Kadian had disappointment in store. READ| The stocky 28-year-old Malik, a Commonwealth …

Wrestlers Set for Long Haul on Flight to Almaty
3 years, 8 months ago

Wrestlers Set for Long Haul on Flight to Almaty

News 18  

With flights to Almaty cancelled for the past two days due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the national wrestling team will have to take connecting flights and travel for at least 24 hours to reach the venue for the Asian Wrestling Championships. The first batch of six Greco-Roman wrestlers left on Wednesday morning for Almaty via Maldives, confirmed an official of …

Wrestling: Sonam, Deepak and Ravi pull out of Rome event
3 years, 9 months ago

Wrestling: Sonam, Deepak and Ravi pull out of Rome event

The Hindu  

A freak head injury while training with Sakshi Malik has forced young wrestler Sonam Malik out of the UWW ranking series event in Rome while Tokyo-bound Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya have also pulled out of the tournament for different reasons. Also missing, what would have been their first tournament since the coronavirus-forced break, are Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia and …

Wrestling: Deepak Puniya, Ravi Dahiya ruled out of Rome event; Sonam Malik also out with freak injury
3 years, 9 months ago

Wrestling: Deepak Puniya, Ravi Dahiya ruled out of Rome event; Sonam Malik also out with freak injury

India TV News  

A freak head injury while training with Sakshi Malik has forced young wrestler Sonam Malik out of the UWW ranking series event in Rome while Tokyo-bound Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya have also pulled out of the tournament for different reasons. In that moment, injury could happen," Sonam's personal coach Ajmer Malik told PTI. Also missing, what would have been …

Wrestlers Deepak Punia, Sonam Malik withdraw from Rome Ranking Series
3 years, 9 months ago

Wrestlers Deepak Punia, Sonam Malik withdraw from Rome Ranking Series

Firstpost  

Ravi Dahiya and Jitender Kinha have also pulled out of the tournament. New Delhi: A freak head injury while training with Sakshi Malik has forced young wrestler Sonam Malik out of the UWW ranking series event in Rome while Tokyo-bound Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya have also pulled out of the tournament for different reasons. In that moment, injury could …

India to field 24 wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, in individual World Cup
4 years ago

India to field 24 wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, in individual World Cup

The Hindu  

India will field 24 wrestlers, including Olympics medallist Sakshi Malik and Worlds medallists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia, in the individual World Cup to be held in Belgrade from December 12 to 18. READ| Some top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Jitender, Somvir and Vinesh Phogat, will skip the event. Selected wrestlers: Men Freestyle: Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Rahul Aware, Naveen, …

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday
4 years, 2 months ago

All 12 wrestlers at national camp test negative, training to begin from Monday

The Hindu  

All 12 women wrestlers who had assembled at SAI centre in Lucknow, including Olympic qualifier Vinesh Phogat, have tested negative for coronavirus, clearing the decks for the resumption of training from Monday. Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, Seema, Lalita and Nisha will join the camp from October 25, according to national coach Kuldeep Malik. Vinesh, the only woman wrestler to have …

National camp for women wrestlers to begin on October 10 - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

National camp for women wrestlers to begin on October 10 - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The women’s national wrestling camp will finally begin at the SAI Centre in Lucknow from October 10, the Wrestling Federation of India said on Tuesday, with a warning that the grapplers who miss it will not be considered for national team selection. READ: Wrestler Rahul Aware tests positive for COVID-19 After assessing the situation and on the advice of the …

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt
4 years, 3 months ago

Wrestlers Must Be More Careful, National Camp Must Go On: Yogeshwar Dutt

News 18  

Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Monday said that the national wrestling camp should not be postponed despite four grapplers testing positive for COVID-19 at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonepat. I know some wrestlers tested positive, but I want to say that they are safer at the SAI centre than outside,” the former wrestler said. A few …

Vinesh Phogat Irks WFI By Pulling Out of National Camp Citing Health Risk Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat Irks WFI By Pulling Out of National Camp Citing Health Risk Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

News 18  

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation. The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow and Sonepat. When asked about Sushil …

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks Wrestling Federation of India
4 years, 4 months ago

Vinesh Phogat pulls out of national camp citing health risk, irks Wrestling Federation of India

India Today  

Vinesh Phogat, the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for Tokyo Olympics, has pulled out of the national camp citing health safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision which has irked the national federation. The rescheduled national camp for Olympic weight category wrestlers is set to begin from September 1 in Lucknow and Sonepat. When asked about Sushil …

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow
4 years, 4 months ago

National Wrestling Camps for Men and Women to Begin on September 1 in Sonepat, Lucknow

News 18  

The national wrestling camps for Tokyo Olympics hopefuls will commence from September 1, the Sports Authority of India confirmed on Saturday. A total of 26 wrestlers in eight weight categories — five freestyle and three greco-Roman, as well as six support staff will be part of the men's camp. Prominent wrestlers who will take part in the camps are Ravi …

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