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Asian Games 2023: Bajrang Punia Makes Medal-less Exit; Aman Wins Bronze

October 6, 2023 admin

Bajrang Punia, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou even as three other Indian wrestlers, including the talented Aman Sehrawat, won bronze medals on Friday. An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan…

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Asian Games: Sunil Kumar To Fight For Bronze, Other Greco Roman Wrestlers Bow Out

October 4, 2023 admin

Asian Games: Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years.© PTI Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games by reaching the 87kg bronze play-off even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament on Wednesday. Sunil…

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Antim Panghal Wins World Bronze And Quota For Paris Olympics

September 21, 2023 admin

Belgrade: Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal’s superb campaign at the World Championships culminated with a bronze medal, a performance that also earned the country a 53kg quota for the Paris Olympics. The 19-year-old Panghal became only the sixth Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Worlds with her win over Sweden’s Emma Jonna…

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Antim Panghal Shocks Reigning World Champion, But Loses In Semis

September 20, 2023 admin

Antim Panghal shocked reigning champion Olivia Dominique Parrish en route to the World Championship semifinals, but the young grappler’s giant-killing run was halted in the last-four stage, leaving her fighting for a bronze medal and a Paris Olympic quota place on Wednesday. Panghal, the 53kg grappler, lost the semifinal bout to world No.23 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya…

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World Wrestling: Neha Sharma In Bronze-medal Round; Divya, Sarita Lose

September 19, 2023 admin

Indian woman wrestler Neha Sharma went down fighting to Anastasia Blayvas of Germany in the bronze-medal contest at the UWW World Championships, even as four other grapplers failed to make an impact in Belgrade on Tuesday. Neha, competing in the non-Olympic 55kg category, had made it to the bronze-medal round after defeating Mariia Vynnyk of…

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India’s Men’s Freestyle Wrestlers To Return Empty Handed From World Championship

September 18, 2023 admin

India’s men’s freestyle wrestlers cut a sorry figure at the World Championships as none of them could earn quota for next year’s Paris Olympics or win a medal. What was more disappointing was that the Indian wresters lost to rivals from the nations that are not known for their wrestling prowess, raising suspicion over their…

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World Wrestling Championships: Pruthviraj Loses In Quarter-finals, Abhimanyu In Bronze Play-off

September 17, 2023 admin

Abhimanyu entered the bronze-medal playoff but other Indian free-style wrestlers had a disappointing day at the World Championships in Belgrade on Sunday. Abhimanyu entered the 70kg medal round through the repechage route. Abhimanyu, who had lost in the quarterfinal on Saturday, got a lifeline when the American grappler Zain Allen Retherford, who had defeated him…

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World Wrestling Championships: Abhimanyu Loses In Quarter-finals

September 16, 2023 admin

All four Indian free-style grapplers competing on the opening day of the UWW World Championships lost their respective bouts on Saturday, in a disappointing start to the country’s campaign at the global event, which is also a 2024 Paris Olympic qualification tournament. Only Abhimanyu, in 70kg, showed the determination to slug it out by reaching…

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Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Punjab and Haryana High Court Order Staying WFI Polls

August 29, 2023 admin

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections. The development came days after UWW, the world governing body for wrestling, suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time. As a result of the global wrestling body’s decision,…

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