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Over 500 wrestlers disqualified in WFI age fraud crackdown
New Delhi: In a sweeping crackdown on age fraud, more than 500 wrestlers were disqualified from the U-17 National Open Ranking Tournament in Gonda after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) introduced…
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Vinesh Phogat’s comeback dream ends at Asian Games selection trials
New Delhi: The cheers were loud, the emotions raw and the expectations of a fairytale comeback unmistakable, but Vinesh Phogat’s return to competitive wrestling ended in heartbreak on Saturday following a 4-6…
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WFI relents, gives Vinesh Phogat nod to compete in 53kg Asiad trials
New Delhi: Former world championships medallist Vinesh Phogat was on Saturday, May 30, allowed to compete in the women’s 53kg category at the Asian Games selection trials after the Wrestling Federation of…
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Cricket and IPL get high priority but other sports are badly neglected
These days, the mega event of the Indian cricket season, the Indian Premier League (IPL), is in progress, and as a result, the cricket lovers of India are an excited lot these…
- Hyderabad
Clash erupts during wrestling championship at Hyderabad’s Red Hills Grounds
Hyderabad: Two groups clashed during the 4th Yousuf Ali Wrestling Championship organized at Red Hills Grounds on Wednesday, May 20. The clash took place during the final match when supporters of a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad hosts national wrestling championship at Barkas playground
Hyderabad: The 26th Hyderabad Kesari Wrestling Championship 2026 will be organized at the Barkas Playground on January 24 and 25. Wrestlers from across the country will be competing for titles in different…
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Iranian pahlevani wrestling unesco recognised cultural gem
Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world and is a traditional sport in many countries throughout the world. It has been practiced in all ancient civilisations including Egypt and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Kesari Wrestling Championship from January 23-26
Hyderabad: The 25th Hyderabad Kesari Wrestling Championships 2025 is all set to take place at Barkas Playground between January 23 and January 26. Around 100 wrestlers from across Telangana are expected to…
- India
WFI to meet CGF CEO in push to include wrestling in 2026 Commonwealth Games
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials, led by president Sanjay Singh, are set to meet Katie Sadleir, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), on Tuesday in Delhi to…
- India
After Vinesh’s weight row, Aman Sehrawat loses 4.6 kg in 10 hrs before bronze bout
Paris: To gain something, Aman Sehrawat first needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi,…
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Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal in men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling
Paris: Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle category with a dominating 13-5 win over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz as India ended what could only be described…
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Wrestler Aman Sehrawat enters Paris Olympics semifinals
Paris: Young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat rekindled India’s hopes of a medal in wrestling, demolishing former world champion Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania by technical superiority to seal a place in the 57kg…
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2024 Paris Olympics – Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat vs Yusneylys Guzman Lopez
Paris: In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 file image, India’s Vinesh Phogat after winning her Women’s Freestyle 50kg Round of 16 wrestling match against Japan’s Yui Susaki at the 2024 Summer Olympics,…
- India
Hema Malini’s remark on Phogat’s Olympics disqualification for overweight stirs row
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mathura MP Hema Malini’s comments on the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics stirred a storm, with netizens criticising her as insensitive. Phogat’s…
- India
Paris Olympics: Wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat fought on 2 fronts
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat is used to being described as stubborn. She quite likes it actually. And why wouldn’t she? It’s her stubbornness that helped her survive intimidation, police detention, backlash over…
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