A Cut Above the Rest: She had never wanted to be an also-ran or bask in the reflected glory of her successful older cousins. Instead, Vinesh Phogat wanted to chart her own course to success on the wrestling mat.
On the mud, he is Virat Kohli plus, as one of the many songs on him extol. Jaskanwar Singh Gill, aka Jassa Patti, returns from an international championship in Turkey after he was told to remove his patka.
In Istanbul, referee’s insistence that Jashkawar Gill tie his hair like women competitors, and the 25-year-old Sikh wrestler’s refusal citing religious beliefs, resulted in a walkover.
Sachin made a great start to the day by defeating Mukhammadrasul Rakhimov, an Asian cadet silver medallist from Uzbekistan, in the first bout before winning his semi-final against Korea's Dongmin Shin.
With her father Pawan Ahlawat and coach Mandeep in the stands, Mansi reached the finals with dominating wins but could not go past Japan's Akei Hanai in the final who won via technical superiority.
Sajan Bhanwala lived up to his reputation as India's best Greco-Roman wrestler as he dominated his bouts against rivals from Tajikistan, South Korea and Iran.
Result of the bout between Utkarsh Kale and Sandeep Tomar was withheld and later withdrawn as the Wrestling Federation of India announced a retrial for the 57 kg category.
Sports Department officers told The Indian Express that a High Court case related to boxer and Haryana Police DySP Vijender Singh, who had turned professional, had led to the notification.
Haryana government's new notification asks sportspersons to deposit one-third of the income earned by them from professional sports or commercial endorsements to the state.
Jordan Burroughs, down 0-4 at the end of the first period, bounced back and won 8-5 against Frank Chamizo of Italy in an exhibition bout at Beat the Streets competition in New York.
Despite all the success he has enjoyed, Pakistan's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Muhammad Inam Butt is disappointed by the lack of support for wrestling in the country.
Bajrang Punia, given the rather tepid competition he had on offer at CWG 2018, believes he is better off returning to the more gruelling and regimented training.