Wrestling News

Wrestling Federation of India Likely To Start Training Camp By First Week Of August

Vinod Tomar, Wrestling Federation of India's assistant secretary said that the federation is planning to resume the training camp by the first week of August.

Wrestler Geeta Phogat Expresses Desire To Make Comeback, Begins Preparation For Tokyo Olympics 2020

Wrestler Geeta Phogat is hoping to compete in the Tokyo Olympics next year.

India Has "Burned Me Pretty Deeply": Women's Wrestling Coach Andrew Cook Reacts To His Sacking

Andrew Cook, whose tenure as Indian women's wrestling coach ended abruptly, said he does not know where he went wrong and that it was not just a salary issue.

The Undertaker Retires From WWE, Says "Have Other Life To Enjoy Fruits Of My Labor"

The Undertaker, one of the superstars of WWE, called time on his remarkable career.

Vinesh Phogat Nominated For Khel Ratna, Deepak Punia Among 5 Others Named For Arjuna Award

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has sent as many as five applications for Arjuna and four each for Dronacharya and Dhyanchand awards.

Vinesh Phogat To Be Nominated For Khel Ratna, Sakshi Malik Applies For Arjuna Award

Vinesh Phogat is set to be nominated for Khel Ratna for the second year in a row while Rio Olympic bronze winner Sakshi Malik wants to be in contention for the Arjuna award, although she is already a recipient of country's highest sporting honour.

Japanese Female Wrestler Who Was Cast In Netflix Reality Show Dies At 22

Hana Kimura was a current cast member of Netflix's internationally popular "Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020".

Former Pro Wrestling Star Shad Gaspard Found Dead On Beach

Shad Gaspard starred in the crowd-pleasing WWE, making up half of the tag team Cryme Time with his partner JTG.

India's Foreign Wrestling Coaches Andrew Cook, Temo Kazarashvili Await Salaries Amid Lockdown

Wrestling coaches Andrew Cook and Temo Kazarashvili left India with half of their monthly salary for March.

"Not Going Anywhere": Eyes On Olympics, Sushil Kumar Shrugs Off Retirement Talk

Sushil Kumar allayed any retirement talks and said the Olympics getting delayed by a year only gives him more time to prepare.

Bajrang Punia Jumps To 2nd Spot, Assured Of Top-4 Seeding At Tokyo Olympics

Going by the latest world rankings, Bajrang Punia is assured of a top-four seeding in the 65kg category at next year's Tokyo Olympics even if he skips the last ranking series tournament.

Vinesh Phogat Says "Worst Fear Has Come True" After Tokyo Olympics Postponement

Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was "deeply disappointed" when she learned of the postponement.

Bajrang Punia To Donate Six Months Salary To Combat COVID-19, Calls For Postponement Of Tokyo Olympics

Star wrestler Bajrang Punia on Monday decided to donate his six months salary towards fight against COVID-19 pandemic and called for postponement of Tokyo Olympics.

Sonam Malik Beats Sakshi Malik To Secure Olympic Qualifiers Spot

Sonam Mailk downed Sakshi Malik for the second time in a row, this time by pinning the Olympic medallist, to make it to the Indian team for next month's Olympic Qualifiers.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Jitender Kumar Claims Silver On Final Day

India ended third on the standings at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championship with Jitender Kumar's silver being their sixth in the tournament.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Jitender Kumar Secures Olympic Qualifiers Spot After Reaching Final

After winning his qualification bout rather easily, Jitender Kumar just about managed to win his following bouts, while Deepak Punia and Rahul Aware lost and will fight for bronze.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Ravi Dahiya Wins Gold, Bajrang Punia Gets Silver

Apart from Bajrang Punia (65kg), Gourav Baliyan (79kg) and Satyawart Kadiyan (97kg) also had to be content with silver medals.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Four Indians, Including Bajrang Punia, Enter Final

Bajrang Punia's improved leg defence was on display as he reached the gold medal match along with three more Indians, including Ravi Dahiya.