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Paris Olympics: From Sakshi Malik’s stable, Reetika Hooda emerges as India’s brightest prospectSubscriber Only
April 27, 2024 11:06 IST
Heavyweight wrestler, hailing from the same academy where the Rio Olympics medallist learnt her craft, is going places where no Indian woman has in the past: from winning the Under-23 world title to clinching an Olympic quota in the 76 kg category last Saturday.
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat says her coach is not getting accreditation for Olympic qualifiers, here’s what the situation isSubscriber Only
April 13, 2024 00:07 IST
Sports Authority of India says WFI is responsible for forwarding entries to UWW; Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on April 4 had approved a proposal received the previous day from Vinesh Phogat for her coach, physio and sparring partner to travel to Bishkek.
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
‘Not seen replays of my (90.20 metres) throw’: 19-year old Javelin thrower Max Dehning ‘astonished’ by Neeraj Chopra’s ‘flexibility’Subscriber Only
March 18, 2024 08:31 IST
In an interview with The Indian Express, the young German Max Dehning says he felt like a 'small star' after the special throw and how he is astonished with Olympic and World champion Neeraj Chopra's flexibility
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
Repechage for Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya? Here’s how Tokyo Olympics medallists could still sneak into contention for Paris 2024Subscriber Only
March 11, 2024 23:22 IST
Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya both won medals for India at Tokyo Olympics. But their chances of Paris have taken a hit after losing in national trials. Could they still make it, though?
Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Aman Sehrawat no longer ‘in awe’ of Tokyo medallist Ravi Dahiya, beats Chhatrasal senior to book spot in Asian qualifierSubscriber Only
March 11, 2024 00:14 IST
Both Ravi Dahiya and Aman Sehrawat are from the famed Chhatrasal akhara. They trained in the same hall ahead of the national trials but on different mats and with different sparring partners.
Mon, Mar 11, 2024
Wrestling national trials: How Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya – Tokyo medalists – were stunned as Next-Gen steps up on day of upsetsSubscriber Only
March 10, 2024 23:29 IST
A day to forget for Olympic wrestling medallists in Sonipat as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya go down in trials for Olympic qualifiers, here's how their bouts went down.
Mon, Mar 11, 2024
What’s wrong with Delhi cricket? Answers lie in report by Madan Lal and Co, which DDCA’s top officials claim they never gotSubscriber Only
March 01, 2024 04:17 IST
Madan Lal, Valson, Lamba report indicts DDCA on selection; chief Rohan Jaitley says he wasn’t asked, never got report
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, other protesting wrestlers approach HC pointing to WFI’s sports code violationsSubscriber Only
March 01, 2024 00:41 IST
This development comes days after the WFI issued a circular stating that it would conduct national trials for Olympic qualifiers and invited the protesting wrestlers to participate in the trials.
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Athletics: Indian long-jumper Sreeshankar says ‘everyone was slipping’ from take-off board; WA say research is ongoing to fix itSubscriber Only
February 27, 2024 22:14 IST
Sreeshankar had cited examples of Jamaica's Carey McLeod and compatriot Jeswin Aldrin losing their footing on the take-off board during last year's World Championships in Budapest.
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
What’s the new long jump rule that Carl Lewis hopes is an April Fool’s joke and Sreeshankar isn’t a big fan ofSubscriber Only
February 23, 2024 07:55 IST
World Athletics CEO talked of testing a larger take-off area to minimise fouls. Former Olympic champion Carl Lewis reckons it will eliminate the most difficult skill from the event
Fri, Feb 23, 2024
With Brij Bhushan’s son elected UP wrestling president and his loyalist back as WFI chief, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik threaten protestSubscriber Only
February 15, 2024 08:29 IST
Bajrang Punia tells government to make a decision fast and not force them to restart their protest; Sakshi said that if those close to Brij Bhushan were allowed to run the WFI, she would hit the streets again
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
Brij Bhushan’s son, aide back at helm, wrestlers threaten protestSubscriber Only
February 15, 2024 04:12 IST
The wrestlers, both Olympic medalists, are also unhappy that Sanjay Singh — a close aide of Brij Bhushan, the BJP MP from Kaiserganj — will return as WFI president and run the day-to-day affairs after the United World Wrestling lifted the suspension of the federation on Tuesday.
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
‘My awards are now govt property, don’t know what they are doing with it’: Vinesh Phogat as Delhi Police keeps her Arjuna AwardSubscriber Only
February 06, 2024 05:35 IST
On December 22 last year, protesting against the election of a close aide of BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh — charged with sexual harassment of women wrestlers — as president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Olympian Bajrang Punia had left his Padma Shri on the footpath and walked away.
Tue, Feb 06, 2024
Why wrestling lightweight Puducherry finished third at Nationals and Sikkim, Andaman fielded ‘strong’ teamsSubscriber Only
February 05, 2024 21:29 IST
Accommodating all wrestlers at the Championship resulted in weaker teams getting stronger.
Tue, Feb 06, 2024After helping improve facilities for wrestlers and regaining her uncurbed enthusiasm, unstoppable Vinesh Phogat wins Nationals crownSubscriber Only
February 04, 2024 21:58 IST
55-kg might be a non-Olympic category, and sterner tests await when qualifying in 53kg for Paris, but the joy and thrill of competing is back for the champion wrestler who didn't concede a single point
Mon, Feb 05, 2024
After her Nationals win, India’s rolling tank Anshu Malik to head to Japan to train with Akari FujinamiSubscriber Only
February 04, 2024 19:52 IST
22-year-old national champion heads to Japan hoping to gain insights into how champions like Akari Fujinami train, and their drills and systems, ahead of India's February-end trials
Mon, Feb 05, 2024
Factionalism in states, two nationals leave wrestlers in a tizzySubscriber Only
February 03, 2024 20:57 IST
Wrestlers selected from the Bharatpur trials participated and won medals in Pune only to later realise that the sports ministry does not recognise the nationals conducted by the suspended WFI.
Sun, Feb 04, 2024
After losing a year to protests and injury, Vinesh Phogat set for a comeback at Wrestling NationalsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2024 19:15 IST
One of the faces of the agitation against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former World Championship medallist to take part in 55kg weight class on Sunday.
Sun, Feb 04, 2024
Wrestling Nationals: ‘If WFI strengthens akhada system, then India can produce more world-class wrestlers’Subscriber Only
February 02, 2024 22:17 IST
'Important to have the right people in the Internal Complaints Committee so women wrestlers feel safe', says Prem Chand Lochab, the secretary of the Railway Sports Promotion Board is also the secretary general of the suspended WFI.
Sat, Feb 03, 2024Wrestling: At the ‘official’ Nationals in Jaipur, a wedding-like lunch spread, hotels for grapplers and hope for a clearer futureSubscriber Only
February 02, 2024 22:04 IST
A few days back another wrestling 'Nationals' was held in Pune but in Jaipur, there seems to be a world of difference at an event that has the blessings of the Sports Ministry and is conducted by the Indian Olympic Association-appointed ad-hoc committee.
Sat, Feb 03, 2024
The Day I Became a Runner is Sohini Chattopadhyay’s nuanced account of the obstacles facing women sportspeopleSubscriber Only
February 01, 2024 18:08 IST
Littered with interesting anecdotes and personal experiences, the book tracks stars from the current generation to yesteryears
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
Avinash Sable: Once a mason in Beed, now a Golden steeplechaserSubscriber Only
January 01, 2024 08:29 IST
Avinash Sable, 29, worked as a mason in drought-prone Mandwa, a village in Beed district, after an academy in Aurangabad weeded him out as coaches there didn't think he had a future as a distance runner.
Mon, Jan 01, 2024
For many like Harmilan Kaur Bains, representing India runs in the familySubscriber Only
January 01, 2024 08:17 IST
When Harmilan won gold in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres at the Khelo India University Games in 2020, she had told her father not to travel to Bhubaneshwar because she wanted peace of mind before the races.
Mon, Jan 01, 2024
Happy New Year: Look where most of India’s medals come from — village & town, under Rs 5-lakh annual income, farmers’ familiesSubscriber Only
January 01, 2024 05:36 IST
Since the record Asian Games haul this October, The Indian Express tracked down all 256 medallists to plot each one’s journey to the podium. Their income, place of origin, education, first break, the numbers tell a story of challenge, change — and enduring hope.
Mon, Jan 01, 2024
‘Women Wrestlers scared as Brij Bhushan will remain connected to WFI’: Anita SheoranSubscriber Only
December 23, 2023 00:25 IST
If Vinesh and Sakshi can’t make a difference today, which woman will have the guts to complain ever again, asks Anita Sheoran, who lost WFI post to Sanjay Singh.
Sat, Dec 23, 2023Journalism of Courage
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