The Indian Wrestling contingent were in a medal rush as all six wrestlers in action won medals with three of them winning gold. It all started with Bajrang Punia who won his 3rd Commonwealth Games medal and his second successive gold medal in the Men’s 65kg competition. The defending champion …
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India finish with 17 medals at Asian Wrestling Championships
India finished with a total tally of 17 medals- one gold, five silver and 11 bronze, at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar. Tokyo Olympic medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the solitary gold at the Asian Wrestling Championships when he finished at the top position in Men’s 57kg weight …
Read More »Gobar Goho, the ‘Wrestling Prince from Calcutta’, whose name now only stands as one of the lanes of North Kolkata
Bengalis are often dubbed as lazy, who are more known for their brains than their brawn. So, it comes as a shock when we hear that a Bengali once ruled the Wrestling world. He was Jatindra Charan Guho, aka, Gobar Goho. It was the day of Doljatra (Holi) – …
Read More »Sushil Kumar – Charged in murder case, India’s Wrestling hero ‘falls’ bringing disrepute to his ‘Chhatrasal breeding ground’
India’s Wrestling hero, Sushil Kumar is being charged in murder case of junior champion Sagar Dhankhad within Chhatrasal Stadium. Though Kumar had denied involvement in the case, Delhi Police issued a non-bailable warrant against the wrestler. The only Indian in ‘Independent India’ to win two of the coveted Olympic medals …
Read More »Indian wrestlers finish Asian Wrestling Championships with 20 medals, surpass last edition’s record of 19 medals
With a rich haul of 20 medals at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2020, Indian wrestlers broke the previous record of 16 medals that was won at the last edition of the tournament in Xi’an in China. India occupied the top spot of the team rankings in Men’s Freestyle at 95 …
Read More »Wrestling going cricket way: Players to get central contracts starting from December 2018
In an exceptional development, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to hand out central contracts to Indian wrestlers only to become the second federation after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to offer central contract to its players. The decision was taken after a meeting in New Delhi which …
Read More »Gold in Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat wins it for India in Women’s 50 kg Freestyle category
Vinesh Phogat carried the legacy forward. 23-year old Vinesh won the final bout of Women’s 50 kg Freestyle Wrestling by 6-2 against Irie Yuki of Japan. This is the first-ever gold medal for India in Wrestling at the Asian Games. After her success in the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, …
Read More »The golden moment: Bajrang Punia wins gold in Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling, India get the first gold in Asiad 2018
Bajrang Punia lived up to the expectation by winning gold in the Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling at Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta. Playing in reds, Bajrang lifted the spirits of all Indians by defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan by 10-8. The Haryana boy wrestled Takatani uut of gold medal contention …
Read More »Gold won by wrestler Bajrang Punia, 2 silver and 1 bronze follow in Wrestling
The grapplers of India had again made India proud. On day 9th of the Commonwealth Games, the wrestlers accumulated a total of 4 medals with 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. Bajrang Punia delivered gold in the Men’s Freestyle 65kg category by defeating Kane Charig of Wales 10-0 in …
Read More »Bajrang Punia, Vinod Omprakash settle for bronze in Senior Asian Wrestling Championship
Bajrang Punia, who won gold in the 2017 edition of Senior Asian Wrestling Championships, has settled for a bronze this time in men’s 65kg freestyle. Another wrestler Vinod Kumar Omprakash won the other bronze medal in the men’s 70kg freestyle. The two medals took India’s tally to eight — gold …
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