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Antim Panghal in contention for United World Wrestling 2022 Rising Star of
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In the 44 editions of the junior world meet prior to Antim, six Indian wrestlers had advanced to the finals, but none had won a gold medal.
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United World Wrestling postpones Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vaud [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): The United World Wrestling (UWW) has postponed the Matteo Pellicone and announced Almaty and Tunis as the host sites for the remaining pair of '22 Ranking Series events on Thursday.
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Bajrang Punia starts 26-day training camp in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 27 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia reached Moscow for a 26-day pre-season training camp, scheduled until 21st of January 2022.
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Tokyo 2020: Bajrang and Deepak seeded second by UWW for Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 21 (ANI): The United World Wrestling(UWW) has announced seeding for the Tokyo Olympics in different weight categories of men's freestyle.
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Wrestling 'Individual World Cup' to be organised in lieu of 2020 World Cha
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI): After not reaching the criteria defined by the United World Wrestling (UWW) bureau in June to host a World Championships, a decision has been taken to organise an "Individual World Cup" as a substitute event.
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UWW cancels 2020 Junior World Championship amid coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the United World Wrestling (UWW) announced the cancellation of the 2020 Junior World Championship after its Executive Committee met on Monday.
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All United World Wrestling Championships postponed amid COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], April 8 (ANI): United World Wrestling (UWW) has said that all the UWW Championships planned until June 30 are postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Asian Olympic Qualifier cancelled amid Coronavirus scare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], Feb 29 (ANI): The Asian Olympic Qualifier has been cancelled after the Kyrgyz government decided to take measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
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WFI approaches UWW following Bajrang Punia's defeat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday wrote to United World Wrestling (UWW) following the defeat of Bajrang Punia in a World Wrestling Championships semi-final clash against Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov.
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Bajrang Punia clinches top spot in UWW rankings
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 10 (ANI): Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday became the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category in the recently updated rankings released by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body for the sport o
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Pakistan Visa issue will be sorted soon: WFI President
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that the visa issue faced by Pakistani wrestlers ahead of Asian Junior Championship will be sorted soon.
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UWW quashes reports of Yogeshwar Dutt's Olympic gold medal upgradatio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.6 (ANI): Veteran wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's chances of upgrading his London 2012 Olympic bronze medal into gold were thwarted after the United World Wrestling (UWW) quashed speculations that the gold medallist, Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan, had tested positive fo
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