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Olympic setback behind her, Antim Panghal on the path to redemption
December 28, 2025 4:07 pm
She was the only Indian to win a medal at the World Championships — her second — and remained dominant nationally, boding well for her ahead of a busy 2026
The grit behind the glory: The history of women’s wrestling in India
March 03, 2025 11:52 am
Claiming space in the akhada (a traditional wrestling pit) has always been tough for Indian women. The neoliberal economic reforms of the 1990s were instrumental in encouraging women to take to combat wrestling. The change was particularly pronounced in Haryana which produces the maximum women wrestlers in India.
Rethink period-pushing pills, reduce training intensity and alter diet during cycles: Menstrual health advice for women wrestlers
February 08, 2024 9:49 am
The practice of ignoring period cramps and training full throttle was causing injuries in wrestlers.
‘Too many risks’: Women wrestlers encouraged to wean away from last-day fast weight loss
February 08, 2024 10:03 am
A surge in ACL injuries led to the flagging of the unhealthy practice of dropping too much mass before weigh-ins.
Sonam's arm offensive, stuns Sakshi Malik to win gold at senior wrestling nationals
January 31, 2021 7:58 am
Sonam Malik from Haryana displayed great determination to outwit Sakshi, representing Railways, in the 62kg weight category.
Ethel Johnson, early black wrestling star, is dead at 83
November 26, 2019 2:28 pm
Ethel Johnson's story, one of the stars of a 1950s professional wrestling circuit, would be featured in a documentary, "Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring."
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