Wrestling
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Wrestling: COVID-19 sees indefinite postponement of Asian Olympic qualifier
Other Sports | Feb 28, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTThe Asian Olympic Qualifiers for wrestling that was to be held from March 27 to 29 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan has been postponed indefinitely because of coronoavirus threat.
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Asian Wrestling Championships: 4 Indians including Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya through to final
Other Sports | Feb 22, 2020, 02:26 PM ISTBajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya assured themselves of silver medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
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Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar claim gold medals in Rome Ranking Series
Other Sports | Jan 19, 2020, 11:09 AM ISTBajrang Punia won gold in the men's 65kg freestyle category while Ravi Kumar bagged gold in the 61kg category.
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Sajan Bhanwal misses bronze, Ravi enters repechage at U-23 World Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | Nov 03, 2019, 12:41 PM ISTTurkey's Serkan Akkoyun proved too strong for Sajan Bhanwal and won 10-1 by superiority in the bronze medal contest while Ravi was defeated 8-0 by Giorgi Melia.
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Vinesh Phogat qualifies for 2020 Olympics in 53kg category
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2019, 01:14 PM ISTVinesh Phogat scored an impressive 8-2 win over the world championship silver medallist to secure her place at the Tokyo Games.
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
Other Sports | Aug 16, 2019, 04:11 PM ISTBajrang Punia's name was finalised by a 12-member selection committee on the opening day of a two-day meeting.
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Amit Dhankar settles for silver, Rahul Aware gets bronze in Asian Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | Apr 24, 2019, 07:37 PM ISTIndian men's freestyle wrestlers continued their impressive performance at the Asian Wrestling Championships in China on Wednesday.
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World wrestling body asks all national federations to suspend dealing with India
Other Sports | Mar 04, 2019, 11:00 PM ISTThe denial of visa to Pakistani shooters had led to the International Olympic Committee suspending discussions with India for hosting future global events.
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Bajrang, Vinesh, Pooja get Grade A contracts; Sushil, Sakshi in Grade B
Other Sports | Nov 30, 2018, 04:44 PM ISTTwo-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, who are struggling with form for quite some time, could not make the top Grade.
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All eyes on Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik at Wrestling Nationals
Other Sports | Nov 29, 2018, 05:52 PM ISTVinesh was forced to skip the World Championship in Budapest due to a last-minute elbow injury.
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WFI set to overhaul wrestling in India with national rankings, central contracts
Other Sports | Oct 31, 2018, 08:24 PM ISTThe WFI is set to become only the second national sports body after the BCCI to offer such financial security to its athletes.
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Ritu, Navjot's fate hangs in balance at Worlds in Budapest
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2018, 11:04 PM ISTRitu, who won an Asian Championship bronze last year, began with a close 5-4 win against Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk but lost the quarterfinal 2-6 to Finland's Petra Maarit Olli.
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Asian Games 2018, Day 3: Shooters continue to delight, India claim maiden bronze in sepak takraw
Other Sports | Aug 21, 2018, 10:45 PM ISTThe 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary, son of a farmer, became the youngest Indian shooter to strike gold with a Games record of 240.7 in the 10m air pistol event.
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Asian Games 2018: Divya Kakran bags bronze in wrestling event
Other Sports | Aug 21, 2018, 08:09 PM ISTThe 20-year-old Asian championships silver-medallist prevailed on account of Technical Superiority with the final scoreline reading 10-0.
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Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Punia wins India's first gold in wrestling event
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2018, 09:05 PM ISTIn what seemed to be a rough day for India, it was Bajrang who stood tall as he defeated Japan's Takatani Daichi 11-8.
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Asian Games 2018 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Vibrant ceremony draws to a close
Other Sports | Aug 18, 2018, 08:02 PM ISTAsian Games 2018 Opening ceremony Live Updates: Watch Here Asian Games 2018 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming Online from Jakarta and Get the Latest News and Updates of Asian Games at India TV Sports
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Asian Games 2018: I'm not out there to prove anything, asserts Sushil Kumar
Other Sports | Aug 17, 2018, 08:22 PM ISTUnnamed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) officials recently told the media that they were concerned about Sushil's form and promised not to exempt anyone from trials in future.
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Wrestling: Bajrang Punia, Pinki win gold at Yasar Dogu International; Sakshi Malik disappoints
Other Sports | Jul 29, 2018, 06:35 PM ISTIndian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Viresh Kundu prevents medal-less day for India, wins bronze at Asian Junior Wrestling Championships
Other Sports | Jul 18, 2018, 11:10 PM ISTViresh, who hails from Uttar Pradesh and trains in Zirakpur, won 14-5 against his Korean opponent before the first three-minute period was completed, winning by technical superiority.
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar loses first bout in four years at Tbilisi Grand Prix
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2018, 09:30 PM ISTSushil lost 4-8 to Polish grappler Andrzej Piotr Sokalski in the 74 kg category. It's not an ideal result for Sushil in the build-up to the Asian Games.