Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia won golds in Rome but the medals had a very different feel

Phogat clearly seems to be on the right path but Punia’s preparation hasn’t quite been as smooth as he would have liked and it showed.

Vinay Siwach

· Jan 21, 2020 · 05:10 pm

Wrestling: Bajrang Punia wins gold in Rome ranking series event

Bajrang Punia defeated Jordan Oliver of USA to win the gold medal in the 65 kg category in Rome.

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· Jan 19, 2020 · 10:08 am

Wrestling: Bajrang Punia enters final of Rome Ranking series, Deepak Punia, Jitender bow out

Bajrang had to sweat it out in the first round against Zain Allen Retherford of USA before prevailing 5-4.

Press Trust of India

· Jan 18, 2020 · 07:45 pm

I’m on the right track: Vinesh Phogat happy with Olympics preparation after gold in Ranking series

Competing in the first Ranking Series event of the 2020 season, Vinesh downed two tough Chinese rivals on her way to the 53kg gold medal bout.

Press Trust of India

· Jan 18, 2020 · 05:18 pm

Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat beats Ecuador’s Luisa Valverde to bag gold at Rome Ranking Series

Meanwhile, Divya Kakran and Nirmala Devi both lost their respective matches and missed out on medals.

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· Jan 18, 2020 · 08:54 am

Wrestling: Gurpreet wins second ranking series gold in Rome; young Anshu Malik gets silver

Gurpreet Singh won the gold medal in 82 kg Greco-Roman category for India in the Rome ranking series.

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· Jan 17, 2020 · 04:13 pm

Wrestling Federation of India hands one-year bans to eight women for missing national camp

WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar said the wrestlers were suspended because they came to the camp only for trials and left at their will after the competition

Press Trust of India

· Jan 15, 2020 · 10:09 pm

Wrestling: Sunil reaches gold medal bout in 87kg Greco Roman category in Rome ranking series event

Sunil will now fight it out with Hungary’s Viktor Lorincz for the top prize.

Press Trust of India

· Jan 15, 2020 · 10:09 pm

Wrestling: Sakshi Malik, Rahul Aware to lead India in non-Olympic weight categories in Asian C’ship

The tournament will be held in New Delhi from February 17 to 23.

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· Jan 13, 2020 · 10:04 pm

Wrestling trials: Sonam upsets Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, Anshu stuns Pooja Dhanda

There were no surprises in other categories as Vinesh Phogat (53kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) won easily along with Nirmala Devi (50kg) and Kiran Godara (76kg).

Press Trust of India

· Jan 04, 2020 · 02:22 pm

Wrestling trials: Jitender emerges on top in 74kg to put Sushil Kumar’s Olympic dream in danger

Jitender’s good performances in near future may earn him the right to represent India at the Olympic qualifying tournaments.

Vinay Siwach

· Jan 03, 2020 · 05:59 pm

Wrestling federation to go ahead with trials despite injured Sushil Kumar's request to postpone

The winners in the trials will make the Indian team for 2020 season’s first Ranking Series tournament, Asian Championship and Asian Olympic Qualifier.

Press Trust of India

· Jan 02, 2020 · 05:35 pm