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ONE Championship atomweight GP: Ritu Phogat banking on her wrestling exper
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, November 27 (ANI): Ritu Phogat believes superior wrestling background will give her an edge against Stamp Fairtex of Thailand in the ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix Championship Final on Friday.
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Bajrang Punia starts hunt for new coach ahead of Asian Games
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has agreed to the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) suggestion to work with a new coach after parting ways with Emzarios Shako Bentinidis.
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Jindal Steel and Power Ltd employee Shrimant Jha to represent India at Wor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Para player Shrimant Jha will participate in the World Para claws wrestling competition that is scheduled to be held from November 26 till December 4 in Romania.
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Dronacharya Award: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre over exclusion of Jagr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to Centre and others on a petition filed by wrestling coach Jagrup Singh Rathi for the exclusion of his name from the Dronacharya Award in Lifetime Category 2021.
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Women's National Wrestling C'ship: Day after refuting reports of her death
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): A day after she was mistaken with a namesake who was killed in Haryana, wrestler Nisha Dahiya bagged the gold medal in the 65kg weight category in the ongoing Women's National Wrestling Championship on Thursday.
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'Am alive and fine': Wrestler Nisha Dahiya after fake news reports on her
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 10 (ANI): Refuting media reports of her death, national-level wrestler Nisha Dahiya on Wednesday issued a video stating that she was alive and fine.
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PM Modi praises women wrestlers on winning medals at Senior U23 World Wres
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian women wrestlers who won medals at the Senior U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 at Belgrade, Serbia.
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India end U23 World Wrestling C'hips with five medals
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 8 (ANI): Indian wrestlers secured five medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Belgrade to mark India's most successful outing at the event since its inaugural edition in 2017.
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WFI wants Arjuna Award for Ravi Dahiya instead of Khel Ratna
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya wants to have the Arjuna Award before the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has said.
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SAI clears 30 wrestlers for World U23 event in Belgrade
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has proposed targeting specific weight groups, with a greater focus on juniors, when funding foreign exposure of wrestlers.
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Olympic Games: WFI to discuss new selection policy in November AGM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will meet on November 12 in the Annual Meeting of the General Council to discuss the amendment of the constitution of the WFI.
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ONE C'ship: Ritu Phogat confident of her 'ground game' as she eyes takedow
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 11 (ANI): Indian wrestling icon Ritu Phogat is quickly building confidence as a mixed martial artist, after winning six of her first seven fights since making the transition to the Circle.
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