Pooja Dhanda, Navjot Kaur make India squad for World Wrestling Championship without facing any opponents in trials
5 years, 7 months ago

Pooja Dhanda, Navjot Kaur make India squad for World Wrestling Championship without facing any opponents in trials

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Pooja and Navjot didn’t have to fight a single bout in the trials for the world championships as the WFI had barred 25 wrestlers from the trials for indiscipline New Delhi: Wrestlers Pooja Dhanda and Navjot Kaur, who had failed to book berths in the Olympic categories, made it to India’s World Championships squad on Monday without entering the mat as there were no opponents to challenge them in the trials in Lucknow. Monday’s trails were held in four non-Olympic categories, and Pooja will compete in the 59kg, while Navjot will be India’s entry in the 65kg. There were no entries in their categories as the Wrestling Federation of India had barred 25 wrestlers, including seven in trials categories, from participating on grounds of indiscipline. India’s women squad: Seema Bisla, Vinesh Phogat, Lalita, Sarita Mor, Pooja Dhanda, Sakshi Malik, Navjot Kaur, Divya Kakran, Komal, Kiran.

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Asian wrestling | Sunil Kumar secures another Asian medal
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1 day 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 …

Indian wrestlers will look to make fresh start at Asian Championships
2 days, 22 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 -- …

Asian Wrestling Championships 2025: Perfect chance for Antim, Deepak to start afresh
3 days, 4 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, …

Olympians Antim, Deepak, Reetika win wrestling trials
1 week, 4 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 …

Federation Cup: Top wrestlers in the fray as sparring WFI and RSPB eye resolution
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Federation Cup: Top wrestlers in the fray as sparring WFI and RSPB eye resolution

The Hindu  

The stand-off between the Wrestling Federation of India and Railways Sports Promotion Board over the participation of the wrestlers employed with the Railways, due to the withdrawal of Government recognition to the WFI, is heading to an end with more than 10 of them participating in the Federation Cup starting on the Lovely Professional University campus at Jalandhar on Saturday. …

Federation Cup
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Federation Cup

The Hindu  

The stand-off between the Wrestling Federation of India and Railways Sports Promotion Board over the participation of the wrestlers employed with the Railways, due to the withdrawal of Government recognition to the WFI, is heading to an end with more than 10 of them participating in the Federation Cup, starting at the Lovely Professional University campus at Jalandhar on Saturday. …

Wrestling federation to send team for Asian meet
3 weeks ago

Wrestling federation to send team for Asian meet

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Wrestling Federation of India has got the sports ministry’s go-ahead to send the team for the Asian Championships to be held in Amman, Jordan from March 25-30, WFI president Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday. WFI remains suspended by the sports ministry since December 2023 despite being recognised by United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body. The top …

Wrestlers' participation in doldrums; WFI, SAI blame each other
1 month, 1 week ago

Wrestlers' participation in doldrums; WFI, SAI blame each other

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: War of words seems to have intensified between the Wrestling Federation of India and Sports Authority of India over the issue of wrestlers' participation in the upcoming Ranking Series in Albania. The New Indian Express reported that the wrestlers are likely to miss the event, scheduled to be held from February 26 to March 2, as the SAI has …

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 …

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.

Wrestling Worlds selection trials at akhara?
6 months ago

Wrestling Worlds selection trials at akhara?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Wrestling Federation of India is expected to hold selection trials to pick up teams for the World Championships on October 6 and 7. The U23 World Championships is scheduled in Tirana, Albania from October 21 to 27 while the Seniors World Championships in Non-Olympic Weight Categories will be held at the same city from October 28 to 31. …

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 …

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 …

India's appeal of no use, Vinesh Phogat won't get Olympic medal as disqualification will stand: World wrestling chief
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India's appeal of no use, Vinesh Phogat won't get Olympic medal as disqualification will stand: World wrestling chief

Hindustan Times  

The global body for wrestling, United World Wrestling's chief Nenad Lalovic, said nothing could be done about Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics. India's appeal of no use, Vinesh Phogat won't get Olympic medal as disqualification won't be revoked: UWW chief The Wrestling Federation of India had filed an appeal with the global governing body United World Wrestling to …

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 …

Boxing World Qualifiers: Siwach outpunches Mukuka to give India winning start
10 months ago

Boxing World Qualifiers: Siwach outpunches Mukuka to give India winning start

The Hindu  

National champion Sachin Siwach produced an attacking display to register a dominant win over Alex Mukuka of New Zealand in the opening round of the 2nd Boxing World Qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympics here on Friday. Siwach, a Strandja Memorial gold medallist, kept up the pressure over his opponent throughout the bout, ensuring a unanimous 5-0 verdict from the …

Quota-winning wrestlers to compete at Paris Olympics
10 months ago

Quota-winning wrestlers to compete at Paris Olympics

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: As was expected, the Wrestling Federation of India on Tuesday decided not to hold selection trials and instead allow the quota winning wrestlers to represent the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While Antim Panghal was the first Indian wrestler to earn a quota by winning bronze in the 2023 World Championships, Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Reetika Hooda …

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 …

No selection trials for World Olympic Qualifier, says WFI
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No selection trials for World Olympic Qualifier, says WFI

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Given the Delhi High Court instructions of March 7, the Wrestling Federation of India has decided not to hold trials to select wrestlers for the World Olympic Games Qualifier scheduled in Istanbul, Turkey from May 9 to 12. Instead, the federation has decided to send the wrestlers, who had competed in the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan …

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 …

Vinesh Phogat gets near perfect draw at Asian Olympic wrestling qualifiers
11 months, 1 week ago

Vinesh Phogat gets near perfect draw at Asian Olympic wrestling qualifiers

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat couldn’t have asked for a better draw to win a quota for the Paris Olympics at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers that begin in Bishkek on Friday. A medal quota, even against diminished opposition, will be a huge shot of confidence for Vinesh a two-time world medallist who saw her career nearly derailed after becoming the face …

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 …

Indian sports news wrap: March 30
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 30

The Hindu  

TENNIS $82,000 Challenger tennis: Bollipalli, Poonacha win in doubles semifinals Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac of USA 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. -Kamesh Srinivasan WJT Asia-Oceania under-14 boys tournament: India loses 2-0 to Japan Japan beat India 2-0 in the final of …

Wrestling stars of Tokyo bundled out in selection trials for Paris Olympic qualifiers
1 year ago

Wrestling stars of Tokyo bundled out in selection trials for Paris Olympic qualifiers

The Hindu  

On Sunday morning, ahead of the trials to select the Indian wrestling squad for the Asian Olympic qualifiers, Aman Sehrawat clicked ‘play’ on a video he has religiously watched for the last year and a half. The 20-year-old was going into the trials as one of India’s top prospects in the men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling category – he has a …

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 …

National Boxing Championships: Simranjeet Kaur, Jaismine Lamboria Set up Finals Clash
1 year, 3 months ago

National Boxing Championships: Simranjeet Kaur, Jaismine Lamboria Set up Finals Clash

News 18  

Tokyo Olympian boxer Simranjeet Kaur cruised to the 60kg National Championships final, eking out a narrow win over Manisha Moun in the battle of the World Championship medallists on Tuesday. The 28-year-old from Punjab, who won the bronze medal in the 2018 Worlds, registered a 4-3 split decision win in a fiery semifinal over 2022 Worlds’ medallist Haryana’s Manisha, who …

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal
1 year, 5 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 …

India TV Sports Wrap on October 4: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year, 5 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 …

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023: Preview, Schedule, Squads, Medal Events
1 year, 5 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 …

World Wrestling Championships 2023: Antim Panghal wins Bronze to earn India 53 kg quota for Paris Olympics
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023: Antim Panghal wins Bronze to earn India 53 kg quota for Paris Olympics

India TV News  

World Wrestling Championships 2023: Antim Panghal wins Bronze to earn India 53 kg quota for Paris Olympics Antim Panghal defeated the world no.3 Emma Jonna Denise of Sweden by 16-6 in a game for the Bronze medal in Belgrade. India's rising wrestler Antim Panghal clinched the Bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championships 2023 as she defeated the world no.3 …

World Championships: Indian wrestlers’ woeful performance continues in greco-roman
1 year, 6 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 …

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's medal wait continues as Abhimanyu loses Bronze medal bout
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's medal wait continues as Abhimanyu loses Bronze medal bout

India TV News  

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's medal wait continues as Abhimanyu loses Bronze medal bout Abhimanyu lost his Bronze medal bout on technical superiority to Armenia’s Arman Andreasyn 1-12. World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's wait for a medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships 2023 continued as Abhimanyu went down in the 70kg freestyle Bronze medal bout on Sunday. Abhimanyu made …

World Wrestling Championships: Pruthviraj Enters Quarterfinals, Abhimanyu In Bronze Play-Off
1 year, 6 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 …

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India’s Sachin Mor remains in hunt for bronze medal
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India’s Sachin Mor remains in hunt for bronze medal

The Hindu  

Sachin Mor remained in the hunt for a bronze medal in freestyle competitions at the World wrestling championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. Sachin got the better of Mexican Palacios Dominguez 8-3 but lost to Russia’s 2020 World Cup gold medallist Akhmed Usmanov 11-0. READ | World Wrestling Championships: India’s Abhimanyu remains in medal race despite quarterfinal defeat Asian champion …

World Wrestling Championships 2023 Day 1: Abhimanyu suffers defeat in quarterfinals, no Indian in semifinals
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023 Day 1: Abhimanyu suffers defeat in quarterfinals, no Indian in semifinals

India TV News  

World Wrestling Championships 2023 Day 1: Abhimanyu suffers defeat in quarterfinals, no Indian in semifinals Abhimanyu, featuring in 70 kg free-style, caused a major upset by beating the world no.7 Ihor Nykyforuk by 19-9 to reach the quarterfinal on day 1 of the tournament. Playing under the United World Wrestling flag, Indian wrestlers endured a disappointing performance on day one …

UWW World Championships: All Four Indian Wrestlers Win Opening-round Bouts on Day 1
1 year, 6 months ago

UWW World Championships: All Four Indian Wrestlers Win Opening-round Bouts on Day 1

News 18  

All four Indian free-style wrestlers on show on the day one of the UWW World Championships won their opening-round bouts with 70kg grappler Abhimanyu upsetting world number 7 Ukraine’s Ihor Nykyforuk on Saturday. The world ranked No.21 grappler will take on Uzbekistan’s Jahongirmirza Turobov, who is seeded sixth here and a gold medallist a the 2021 Asian Championships. In other …

Abhimanyu enters quarterfinals as three other wrestlers lose in World Wrestling championship
1 year, 6 months ago

Abhimanyu enters quarterfinals as three other wrestlers lose in World Wrestling championship

The Hindu  

Three Indian free-style wrestlers fell by the wayside, losing their second-round bouts on the day one of the UWW World Championships, with only the 70kg grappler Abhimanyu entering the quarterfinal in Belgrade on September 16. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, first upset Ukrainian world No.7 Ihor Nykyforuk 19-9 …

Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round of World Championships

The Hindu  

All four Indian free-style wrestlers on show on the day one of the UWW World Championships won their opening-round bouts with 70kg grappler Abhimanyu upsetting world number 7 Ukraine’s Ihor Nykyforuk here on Saturday. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, defeated the Ukrainian 19-9, effecting a victory by fall. …

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's contingent, complete schedule and live streaming details
1 year, 6 months ago

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's contingent, complete schedule and live streaming details

India TV News  

World Wrestling Championships 2023: India's contingent, complete schedule and live streaming details Indian wrestlers will present their challenge on the mat in a bid to gain automatic qualification for the Paris Olympics as the World Wrestling Championship gets underway on September 16 in Belgrade, Serbia. The latest edition of the World Wrestling Championship is upon us as Belgrade, Serbia prepares …

Wrestling World Championships 2023: With WFI suspended, Indian wrestlers eye Paris 2024 spot under new flag
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrestling World Championships 2023: With WFI suspended, Indian wrestlers eye Paris 2024 spot under new flag

The Hindu  

Following the provisional suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India owing to delayed elections preceded by wrestlers’ protests, the Indian athletes will compete under the United World Wrestling flag for the first time in the World Championships, a Paris Olympics qualifying event, starting in Belgrade on Saturday. In the current Indian squad, Asian champion Aman Sehrawat, who took the place …

Wrestling World Championships: Aman Sehrawat, Sumit Malik among 10 freestyle wrestlers picked in trials
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestling World Championships: Aman Sehrawat, Sumit Malik among 10 freestyle wrestlers picked in trials

The Hindu  

Two Asian Games bound wrestlers, Asian champion Aman Sehrawat and Sumit Malik, made it to the Indian freestyle squad for the World championships to be held in Belgrade next month. Worlds and Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia and former Worlds silver medallist Deepak Punia, who are part of the Asian Games squad, chose to go on foreign training instead of participating …

Antim Panghal wins World Championships trials; Divya Kakran, Sarita Mor bounce back
1 year, 7 months ago

Antim Panghal wins World Championships trials; Divya Kakran, Sarita Mor bounce back

Firstpost  

Antim, who recently made history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win back-to-back U20 World titles as she defended her 53kg crown in Amman, had also won the Asian Games trials last month. Antim Panghal once again confirmed her emergence as one of the top wrestlers in the country by winning the World Championships trials in Patiala on …

Wrestling trials for World Championships to go ahead as per schedule: Bajwa
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestling trials for World Championships to go ahead as per schedule: Bajwa

The Hindu  

The trials to select the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming World Championships will go ahead as scheduled on August 25-26 despite the world governing body of the sport suspending the WFI for not conducting elections on time. READ | UWW suspends WFI for delaying elections, Indian wrestlers won’t play under India flag at World Championships IOA-constituted ad-hoc panel chief …

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships

The Hindu  

The in-form duo of H. S. Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will be at the forefront of India’s medal hunt at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: SAI Media/Twitter While the legendary Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal -- a bronze -- at the World Championships …

Wrestling U20 World Championship: Panghal creates history by defending 53kg title, Reena grabs bronze
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestling U20 World Championship: Panghal creates history by defending 53kg title, Reena grabs bronze

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal asserted her class to secure her second consecutive gold medal and world under-17 champion Savita Dalal proved her worth at a higher level by winning a second World title within two weeks as Indian women gathered two gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the World under-20 championships on Friday. Antim, an Asian silver medallist who was …

World Wrestling Championships: Priya Wins U20 Gold, Second Indian Woman to Scale Milestone
1 year, 7 months ago

World Wrestling Championships: Priya Wins U20 Gold, Second Indian Woman to Scale Milestone

News 18  

Priya became only the second Indian woman wrestler to become U20 world champion while fast-rising Antim Panghal also stormed into the title clash as unprecedented success followed India at the junior wrestling World Championships on Thursday. Unperturbed by the cut suffered above her left eye, Priya easily got the better of Germany’s Laura Celive Kuehn 5-0 in the gold medal …

World Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal, Savita, Antim Kundu, Priya All Reach Finals
1 year, 7 months ago

World Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal, Savita, Antim Kundu, Priya All Reach Finals

News 18  

Unprecedented success followed India at the junior wrestling World Championships on Thursday with three grapplers, including fast-rising Antim Panghal, storming into the gold medal bouts while Harshita will fight for bronze. Defending champion Panghal, who hit the headlines for challenging Vinesh Phogat for the Asian Games trials but lost her petition, put up a dominating show to win her three …

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