Wrestling: Taking the tough road to Tokyo, China’s Sun Yanan hopes to realise Olympic dream

Sun Yanan already has an Olympics bronze medal but the Chinese wrestler is trying everything to win a gold in Tokyo next year.

Ken Marantz, United World Wrestling

· Oct 19, 2019 · 01:56 pm

Fail to understand who said this and why: Wrestler Bajrang Punia denies coach Bentinids sacked

The star wrestler, having secured a quota for next year’s Olympics, said he has no intention to change his support staff.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 18, 2019 · 04:58 pm

Wrestling: Vicky replaces injured Sikander as India announce squad for U-23 World Championship

Sikander had emerged champion in the 92kg category at the Nationals but has reportedly suffered an injury.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 12, 2019 · 10:02 pm

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda’s French coach goes home following pay dispute: Report

The Frenchman was paid for August and September but has asked for payment since June when he penned the contract and joined the squad in Europe.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2019 · 01:00 pm

Wrestling Federation of India sacks men’s freestyle coach Hossein Karimi due to his ‘VIP culture’

The Iranian, who was supposed to continue in his position till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was handed his termination notice on Wednesday.

Press Trust of India

· Oct 03, 2019 · 04:46 pm

Wrestling: Coach rebuilds akhada with loan after Muzaffarnagar riots, his ward wins national gold

Gourav Baliyan, aged 18, won the gold in U23 Nationals and earned the right to represent India at the U23 World Championships in Budapest.

Vinay Siwach

· Sep 30, 2019 · 09:44 am

Wrestling: Haryana’s Sajan Bhanwal wins gold in U-23 Greco-Roman nationals

Sajan won gold in the 77kg Under-23 Nationals for Haryana, which finished third in the team championship.

Press Trust of India

· Sep 29, 2019 · 07:10 pm

Wrestling: Pooja, Naina clinch gold medals as Haryana grapplers continue to dominate U23 Nationals

Haryana registered 205 points with Delhi following them at 154 points and Uttar Pradesh coming at the third spot with 123 points on day one.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 28, 2019 · 08:39 pm

Wrestling: Haryana’s freestyle team dominate day one of U-23 National Championship

The state also won four silver and three bronze medals to get to the top of the medal tally.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 27, 2019 · 10:07 pm

Wrestling: Deepak rises to top rank in 86 kg, Bajrang to 2nd in 65 kg; Vinesh ranked No 2 in 53 kg

Deepak finished with a silver medal in the World Championships.

Press Trust of India

· Sep 27, 2019 · 02:15 pm

Wrestling: Men’s freestyle foreign coach Hossein Karimi likely to be sacked by WFI

The Iranian had joined the national camp in February but has reportedly been struggling to adjust to the system.

Press Trust of India

· Sep 26, 2019 · 07:57 pm

Wrestling: Haryana expected to dominate in second edition of U-23 National Championships

Ravi Kumar Dahiya was the breakout star when the event was held in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan last year.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 26, 2019 · 07:17 pm