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Inside coach Shako’s plan for Indian wrestlers: 'Everyone goes uthak-baithak and gym… want to make them gladiators'
April 23, 2026 8:29 am
The Georgian, who guided Bajrang Punia to an Olympic medal, is set to take over as the men’s freestyle coach. On his priority list is to make Indians mentally strong, remove inferiority complex, and make wrestlers technically sound
Unbeaten in 2026: Why Sujeet's unstoppable rise gives Indian wrestling a reason to cheer
April 13, 2026 2:29 pm
Unbeaten in 2026 across 10 matches and three gold medals, the 23-year-old from Haryana is giving Indian wrestling a new name to believe in -- and his father a reason to stay restrained.
Asian Wrestling Championships: Meenakshi Goyat bags silver; Sujeet, Abhimanyou, Sandeep enter gold medal bouts
April 10, 2026 11:45 pm
While Meenakshi's loss came as a heart-break for the Indian contingent, Monika and Harshita lifted their spirits with clinical performances to clinch the bronze medals.
Wrestler's gripping tale: Lost mother at 2, adopted by 15, beats China's best at 23
April 07, 2026 8:55 am
After losing his mother when he was a toddler, and living with a father not supportive of his wrestling, Panipat’s greco-roman wrestler defeats 2025 Worlds medallist in Bishkek
Pro Wrestling League: Aman Sehrawat, Japan's Yui Susaki top base price list for PWL auction
December 31, 2025 8:57 pm
Aman Sehrawat has been a standout performer for India, securing medals at the Olympic Games and Asian Games in recent seasons.
Aman Sehrawat, Neha Sangwan's suspensions lifted by Wrestling Federation of India
November 14, 2025 9:27 pm
Confirming the development, Wrestling Federation of India President Sanjay Singh said, "Yes, we have decided to lift the suspension as this was their first lapse."
'The antithesis of Indian style wrestling’: Why U-23 world champion Sujeet Kalkal is the name everyone’s whispering
October 28, 2025 11:26 pm
Prophesied that he would win an Olympic gold on the day he was born, Haryana’s latest 65kg sensation continues rising the ranks in wrestling’s deepest weight class
Wrestler Neha Sangwan suspended for failing to make weight at U20 World Championships, dropped from senior Worlds squad
August 26, 2025 11:10 am
The 18-year-old was supposed to compete in the 59kg category at the U20 Worlds but she was overweight by 600 grams more than the permissible limit.
Reetika Hooda, who made history as India’s top heavyweight wrestler, suspended for doping
July 08, 2025 7:40 pm
Reetika Hooda was handed a provisional suspension on July 7 after her sample, collected by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) during the selection trials in New Delhi, returned positive.
Vladimir Mestvirishvili, the Georgian coach who devoted his life to Indian wrestling and produced four Olympic medalists, passes away
June 24, 2025 9:01 am
Twice Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, bronze winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Bajrang Punia, and Tokyo Games silver medallist Ravi Dahiya were his products.
INDIA WRESTLING PHOTOS
Police detain protesting wrestlers, clear protest site at Jantar Mantar
May 28, 2023 5:00 pm
The wrestlers had said that use of force by police will not deter them from going ahead with their peaceful march and the Mahapanchayat.
Mitti ka Sher: Tracing wrestler Jassa Patti's struggle to move from mud to mat
August 13, 2018 6:47 am
Jaskanwar was born in 1993, when insurgency was ebbing. But his teenage years were spent in a Punjab in the grip of a drug problem. The boy and the menace also crossed each other’s path.
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