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Wrestling Federation of India's decision to not hold any selection trials for upcoming Paris Olympics has come in for sharp criticism from Vinesh Phogat who has alleged that the move is a blow to 53kg wrestlers who were planning to challenge Antim Panghal for a spot in the Olympics-bound team. Phogat qualified for her third successive Olympics — this time …

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 …

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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 …

Wrestlers Deepak Punia, Sujeet to miss Asian qualifiers after arriving late in Bishkek

In a huge setback for the Indian wrestling contingent at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Bishkek, two of the country’s best wrestlers, Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalakal, will miss the continental event as they could not report for the weigh-in on time after their flight arrived late in the Kyrgyzstan capital owing to bad weather in Dubai. While both Punia …

Wrestlers Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal stranded at Dubai airport to travel to Bishkek before Asian Olympic Qualifier: SAI

Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalakal's chances of qualifying for the Paris Olympics hit a roadblock as the two Kyrgyzstan-bound Indian wrestlers were left stranded at the Dubai international airport due to unprecedented rains in the gulf nation. Deepak, who had come close to winning a medal at the Tokyo Games, and Sujeet, were on their way to Bishkek to participate …

Wrestlers Deepak, Sujeet stuck in Dubai, in race against time to reach Bishkek

Wrestlers Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalkal are stranded at Dubai International Airport owing to a spate of flight cancellations triggered by unprecedented rains in the Emirates. File picture of Deepak Punia The wrestlers, along with Punia's coach Kamal Malikov and physiotherapist Shubham Gupta, arrived in Dubai from Dagestan in Russia -- where they had a two-week training stint starting April …

Two Indian wrestlers stranded at Dubai airport on way to Bishkek for Olympic qualifier

Indian wrestlers Deepak and Sujeet stranded at Dubai airport on way to Bishkek for Olympic qualifier

Deepak Punia and Sujeet Kalkal’s chances of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics hit a roadblock as the two Kyrgyzstan-bound Indian wrestlers were left stranded at the Dubai International Airport due to unprecedented rains in the Gulf nation. Deepak, who had come close to winning a medal at the Tokyo Games, and Sujeet, was on their way to Bishkek to …