Wrestling
(Search results - 42)BiographyJan 15, 2024, 2:53 PM IST
Ritu Phogat’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Wrestling Championships | MMA | Facts
Ritu Phogat is Indian martial artist and wrestler. In 2016, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. On 16 November 2019, she made her MMA debut with ONE Championship in a match against Cindy Tiong, a veteran kickboxer from Malaysia.
BiographyJan 8, 2024, 5:16 PM IST
Sangeeta Phogat’s Biography | Birth | Family | Marriage | Wrestling Championships | Facts
Sangeeta Phogat is a professional Indian wrestler who competes in the 59 kg freestyle category. She is the sister of accomplished Indian wrestlers Geeta Phogat, Babita Phogat, and Ritu Phogat.
BiographyDec 18, 2023, 2:17 PM IST
Yogeshwar Dutt’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Olympic Games | Commonwealth Games
Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2003, he won his wrestling career’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The Government of India honoured him with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the year 2012. The following year, he was awarded the Padma Shri Award.
BiographyNov 22, 2023, 2:12 PM IST
The Great Khali’s Biography | Birth | Family | Marriage | Wrestling Journey | Films | Facts
The Great Khali is an Indian wrestler. In the year 1995, he participated in a contest and won the title of Mr India Bodybuilding. In the year 2006, he became the first Indian professional wrestler to sign a contract with WWE.
BiographySep 5, 2023, 3:46 PM IST
Pooja Gehlot’s Biography | Birth | Education | Championships | Facts
Pooja Gehlot is a freestyle wrestling champion. She has also played volleyball at national level competitions. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the 48 kg category in the Junior Wrestling Championship. In 2019, she became the second Indian woman to win a silver medal in the 51 kg weight category at the World Wrestling Championship.
India UntoldAug 23, 2023, 3:27 PM IST
Father’s hard work and at-home training helped Ashwini win a gold in the Asian Championship
Ashwini Vishnoi’s father coached her at home for wrestling matches at state and national levels. After practicing for four years, she won a gold medal at under-15 Asian Wrestling Championship in Oman.
Other SportsFeb 20, 2020, 11:27 AM IST
Asian Wrestling Championship: India bags 3 Greco Roman bronze medals on Day 2
India now has five medals that includes one gold and four bronze medals in the Asian Wrestling Championships 2020 in the Greco Roman category bettering their performance from the last Asian meet
Other SportsFeb 19, 2020, 8:16 AM IST
Asian Wrestling Championship: Sunil Kumar wins gold to end India’s 27-year wait
At the Asian Wrestling Championship, Sunil Kumar defeated Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan 5-0 on Tuesday (February 18) at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in Delhi
SportsDec 19, 2019, 5:59 PM IST
Other SportsNov 2, 2019, 1:29 PM IST
UWW Under-23 World Championships: Indian wrestler Pooja Gehlot wins silver
Indian wrestler Pooja Gehlot lost 0-2 to Okuno in the summit clash of the Under-23 World Championships to emulate Ravinder (61kg), who also won a silver earlier this week
Other SportsOct 29, 2019, 3:38 PM IST
UWW U-23 World Championships: Indian wrestler Veer Dev Gulia to fight for bronze medal
In the UWW Under-23 World Championships, Veer Dev Gulia was in top form as he defeated Hungary's Botond Lukacs 3-1. With a strong 7-2 win over China's Ligan Chai, he made it to the quarter-finals, where he was highly impressive in his 12-1 demolition of Mongolia's Batzul Damjin
IndiaOct 19, 2019, 4:31 PM IST
Will Babita, Yogeshwar, Sandeep fighting on a different pitch, be harbingers of change for BJP?
Three prominent sports personalities hold the key for BJP’s fortunes in territories it has not tasted success in. how will these personalities swerve the fortunes in the saffron party’s favour?
Other SportsOct 4, 2019, 4:26 PM IST
TOPS scheme: Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya included, Sakshi Malik out
The TOPS is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide assistance to India's top athletes. The scheme's committee has also cleared financial proposals of over Rs 70 lakh at their meeting today
SportsSep 21, 2019, 4:13 PM IST
Deepak Punia enters semi-finals of World Wrestling Championships, secures Olympic berth
Deepak Punia defeated Colombia's Carlos Izquierdo 7-6 in the 86 kg weight category to enter the semi-finals of World Wrestling Championships and has secured an Olympic berth
Other SportsSep 14, 2019, 2:50 PM IST
World Championships: Dismal start by India’s Greco-Roman wrestlers
At the World Wrestling Championships, competing in non-Olympic categories, Asian Championship silver medallist Harpeet Singh (82kg), Sagar (63kg), and Manjeet (55kg) could not even score a single point in their respective bouts