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Vinesh Phogat wins maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championship
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday won her maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championships after beating her rival Taipei's Meng Hsuan Hsieh in the final.
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Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik and Olympic qualified sailors included in TOPS
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Six athletes which include two wrestlers and four sailors have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group.
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STXfilms nabs rights to Dave Bautista-starrer 'Universe's Most Wanted'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): The rights of American actor and former professional wrestler Dave Bautista-starrer 'Universe's Most Wanted' have been nabbed by STXfilms.
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Rijiju congratulates Anshu, Sonam for sealing Tokyo Olympics berths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday congratulated women wrestlers Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik for booking spots in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in the 57kg and 62kg category respectively.
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Anshu, Sonam win Tokyo Olympic quota in wrestling
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Indian female wrestlers Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik on Saturday made the country proud as they booked spots for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in the 57kg and 62kg category respectively.
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Seema, Anshu among five women wrestlers selected for Asian Olympic Qualify
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): Five women wrestlers will represent India in the Asian Olympic Qualifying Event and 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Kazakhstan from April 9 to 18.
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Bajrang must have taken vaccine thinking there is a delay, feels Rijiju
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, feels ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia wanted to feel secure and that is why he went ahead and got vaccinated with the Tokyo Olympics round the corner.
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Our athletes in panic mode, so Bajrang went and got vaccination: IOA Secy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): World number one and Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday said that he has already received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This has led to the raising of a few eyebrows as there hasn't been any official announcement on starting o
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If I want to win a medal in Olympics, have to keep everything else aside:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): It doesn't get bigger than the Olympics for an athlete and ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia is leaving no stone unturned as he looks to hit top gear in the home stretch of his preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Wrestler Babita Phogat's cousin Ritika dies allegedly by suicide
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Charkhi Dadri (Haryana) [India], March 18 (ANI): Ritika Phogat, wrestler and cousin of wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat, allegedly committed suicide on Monday after she lost a final bout at a wrestling tournament in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
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Arm wrestlers to clash ahead of Vijender Singh's bout in Goa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Swen Entertainment in partnership with IOS Sports and Entertainment is set to bring Asia's biggest Arm Wrestling tournament, The Pro Panja League to Goa on Friday. The Pro Panja Mega Matches-2 will be held just before the main event fight between Vijender S
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Gurpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar among nine wrestlers selected for Asian Olympi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Gurpreet Singh (77 kg) and Sunil Kumar (87 kg) are among the nine wrestlers selected in the trials conducted at IG Stadium here in Delhi for the Asian Olympic qualifiers event and 2021 senior Asian Championship.
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