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Asian Wrestling Championships: Bajrang Punia bags gold

This is Bajrang’s fifth medal from the Asian Championships after gold in 2017, silver in 2014 and a couple of bronze in 2013 and 2018.

24 Apr 2019 11:04 AM

A recent picture of Navjot Kaur on her return to her village after winning the Gold medal

The ‘Kaur’ value of a champion

The 27-year-old Navjot took to wrestling along with her elder sister Navjeet when they were in school in their village.

11 Mar 2018 2:21 AM

Wrestler Sakshi Malik along with Bengaluru-based blade runner Shalini Saraswathi in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

Ahead of Worlds, Sakshi fine-tuning speed, technique

The Haryana wrestler has the World Wrestling Championship lined up next and their isn’t much gap this time as the event is scheduled in August.

22 Jun 2017 4:09 AM

Silver medalist India's wrestler Sumit after 125 kg category event at Asian Wrestling Championship at I G Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Wrestling: Silver for Sumit as India finish with 10 medals

In the gold medal bout, Sumit lost 2-6 to Iran’s Yadollah Mohammadkazem Mohebi on the final day of the competition here.

15 May 2017 12:14 AM

Gold medalist India's wrestler Bajrang Punia after Seniors FS 65kg event at Asian Wrestling Championship at I G Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Bajrang Punia claims hosts’ first gold

Olympian Sandeep Tomar suffered a knee injury to bow out early in the men’s 57kg.

14 May 2017 12:48 AM

Vinesh Phogat (right) fights with Uzbekistan’s Sevara Eshmuratova in their 55kg quarter-final bout of the Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

Asian Wrestling: Silver lining for hosts on Day Three

Vinesh lost her gold medal match to Japan’s Nanjo Sae 4-8 in the women’s 55kg category.

13 May 2017 2:15 AM

Anil, who faced Uzbekistan’s Muham-madali Shamsiddinov in the Greco-Roman 85kg category, posted a come-from-behind 7-6 victory in an exciting bout to grab the bronze.

Anil Kumar, Jyoti add two bronze to hosts’ tally

Jyoti qualified for the medal round after the Japanese girl made it to the gold medal round.

12 May 2017 12:35 AM

Tied 1-1 after the first round, Harpreet came back strongly in the second round by taking down his opponent to open up a 3-1 lead.

Bronze for Harpreet in Asian Championship

Harpreet defeated China’s Na Junjie for his second successive bronze medal at the Asian Championship.

11 May 2017 6:37 AM

Sakshi Malik to lead home challenge

All eyes will be on Sakshi, who is up against Asia’s best in the 60kg freestyle category.

10 May 2017 12:18 AM

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