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Indian Grapplers Shine at World Cup 2025 in Astana with 44 Medals
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19: Thirteen countries, including India, participated in the Grappling World Cup held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from June 12 to June 15, 2025. The Indian grappling team performed brilliantly and brought laurels to the country. Participating under the aegis of the Grappli
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"Ten medals are an achievement because...,": Former WFI Chief Brij Bhusha
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh believes India's grapplers' finishing with 10 medals in the Asian Wrestling Championships 2025 is a big achievement, considering it has been a long time since India won this many medals in a competition.
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Union Minister Mandaviya leads 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' in Porbandar;
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Mandaviya led the initiative in Upleta, his constituency in Porbandar. Over 150 cyclists joined him, riding a 5 km stretch from the Municipal Arts & Commerce College to the Taluka School Cricket Ground.
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India grapplers Antim Panghal, Anshu Malik win silver medals in Budapest w
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Panghal suffered a defeat to Jonna Malmgren of Sweden 4-0 in the women's 53kg category final.
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Nisha Dahiya secures Paris Olympics 2024 quota for India
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This was the fifth Paris 2024 wrestling quota for India. All have come through women's grapplers. India failed to secure a quota in Greco-Roman
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Bajrang, Ravi suffer defeat in selection trials, eliminated from Paris Oly
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Star Indian grapplers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya on Sunday suffered defeats in the selection trials for the upcoming international tournaments following which they are out of the race to take part in the Paris Olympics qualification.
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"Our wrestlers will qualify for Olympics and win medals": Yogeshwar Dutt
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Former India wrestler and Commonwealth gold medallist Yogeshwar Dutt is hopeful that five to six grapplers will qualify and win medals in the Paris Olympics 2024.
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"They are running propaganda of Brij Bhushan": Sakshi Malik on protests ag
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Young wrestlers held a protest against veteran grapplers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday, accusing them of putting all wrestling-related activities to a halt and ruining the future of children pursuing the sport.
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"Only concerned about future of players, not...": WFI president candidate
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The vice president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association, Sanjay Singh, who is one of the candidates vying to be the next chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in the elections on Thursday, said he was more concerned about the future of the grapplers and not the star athle
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World Wrestling Championships: Three Indian grapplers exit in R2, Abhimany
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Abhimanyu, a U23 World Championships bronze medalist from June had beaten Ukraine's world number seven Ihor Nykyforuk 19-9 with a victory by fall (VFA) and Moldova's Nicolai Grahmez 13-2 (technical superiority) to make it to the quarterfinals.
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Brij Bhushan dodges queries on chargesheet, says 'Modi wave' will prevail
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Addressing the media for the first time since Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against him in connection with allegations of sexual harassment by women grapplers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday made a strong pitch for Prime Minis
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"Our fight against Brij Bhushan, not government": Wrestler couple Sakshi M
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India's ace grapplers Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian on Saturday said their fight was against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and not the central government.
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