Wrestling
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Paris Olympics: Vinesh shocks defending champion to enter quarters
Paris: Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat shocked four-time world champion and reigning gold-medallist Yui Susaki of Japan on points to enter quarter-finals of the 50kg category event in the Olympic Games here…
- Sports
Reetika’s fitness regime: India’s first 76kg Olympic qualifier
New Delhi: Going through the painful and energy-sucking process of weight-cutting is a nightmare for wrestlers, but Reetika Hooda did not walk away from it. Wrestlers usually have to go without food,…
- India
Google pays tribute to India’s 1st woman wrestler Hamida Banu
New Delhi: It was on this day in 1954 when Hamida Banu defeated famed wrestler Baba Pahalwan in just one minute and 34 seconds. While Baba Pahalwan deemed it fit to retire…
- Sports
World wrestling body threatens to reimpose ban on WFI if ad-hoc committee is brought back
New Delhi: Wrestling’s world governing body UWW on Friday threatened to reimpose the ban on India and bar its wrestlers from the final Olympic Qualifiers next month if an ad-hoc committee was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Kesari Wrestling Championship to be held on Jan 27, 28
Hyderabad: The 24th Hyderabad Kesari Wrestling Championship, coinciding with the Republic Day celebrations, will be held on January 27 and 28 at Barkas Grounds. The annual event is organised by Samaj Sewak…
- India
Govt. didn’t follow ‘proper procedure’ while suspending WFI: Sanjay
New Delhi: Newly-elected WFI president Sanjay Singh on Thursday said that the sports ministry did not follow “proper procedure” while suspending the wrestling national body and will challenge the government’s decision in…
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Not able to bear insult wrestling queen Sakshi Malik quits sports; Indian reputation in danger
The premature retirement of champion woman wrestler Sakshi Malik has brought to the forefront the deplorable state of affairs within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). It also sent out completely wrong signals to the…
- India
IOA panel for wrestling warns WFI of action for ‘illegally’ communicating with state body
New Delhi: The ad-hoc committee running the sport of wrestling in the country has accused the disbanded WFI of violating the IOA charter by “illegally” communicating with a state association. The Indian…
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For years, India’s top wrestling champions lived in fear of Hamida Bano
In the 1940s and 1950s there was a woman wrestler who had become the darling of the media. The sports lovers of India passionately wanted her to succeed and turned up in large…
