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With father by her side, wrestler Anshu overcomes fake video controversy to win Olympic quota

CHENNAI: Anshu Malik was in the eye of a storm when a fake vulgar video started circulating in September last year. She along with compatriots Vinesh Phogat and Reetika Hooda secured quotas for the country during the Asian Olympic Games qualifiers at Bishkek on Saturday. Dharamvir Malik, Anshu's father, has seen enough adversities but the fake video controversy broke him …

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

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 …

World wrestling championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal has withdrawn from the Asian Championships in Bishkek starting on April 11. Anju, the U23 world championships medallist from 2021 who won the selection trials in 53kg division in Patiala, will replace Antim. She had a stellar last year winning bronze in her maiden world championships, which also ensured her a quota place, …