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Asian Wrestling C'ships: Divya Kakran, Manju Kumari win bronze
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari grabbed a bronze medal each as India's women wrestlers began their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships in China on Thursday.
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Asian Wrestling C'ships: Amit Dhankar settles for silver
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Indian wrestler Amit Dhankar succumbed to a 0-5 defeat to Kaisanov Daniyar of Kazakhstan in the 74 kg finals of the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships in China to settle for the silver on Wednesday.
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Asian Wrestling C'ships: Bajrang Punia bags gold
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Asian Games gold medallist and world number one Bajrang Punia defeated Asian Games bronze medallist Sayatbek Okassov to clinch gold in 65 kg on the first day of the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships in China on Tuesday.
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WFI to hire professional support staff to bolster 2020 Olympic preparation
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is set to hire professional support staff for all three categories -- Men's Free Style, Greco Roman and Women's team -- to bolster Olympic preparations.
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Tournament held to preserve 'Mukna Kangjei', traditional wrestling hockey
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): In the history of Indian sports, traditional or native games reveal a lot about the culture and the people of the place.
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Sowparnika, first real estate firm to support arm wrestlers
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sowparnika Projects, a Bengaluru-based real estate firm, has taken up an initiative to stand by a sport which is less-recognised, but holds immense potential and becomes a popular one in the near future.
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Brij Bhushan Sharan elected as WFI President for third time
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Member of Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been elected third time unopposed as the President of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
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Safety of Indian Army should be our priority: Wrestler Sushil Kumar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Condemning the attacks in Pulwama region of Kashmir, wrestler Sushil Kumar on Thursday said that ensuring the safety of the Indian Army should be our priority.
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Chris Hemsworth to play Hulk Hogan in biopic
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): Hulkamania is coming to the big screen! Chris Hemsworth is set to portray wrestling legend Hulk Hogan in an upcoming biopic.
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Centre sitting on proposal to appoint foreign coach: WFI chief
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday stated that proposal for a foreign coach is pending with the government for past one year despite completing all the formalities in the matter.
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A medal in Olympics is my dream: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], Dec 21 (ANI): Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has had a terrific 2018. Apart from becoming the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category, the 24-year dominated some of the top competitions that were held in 2018, and the next thing on his mind is a med
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Sushil Kumar sets his eyes on 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar has set his sight on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He says the year 2019 will mark the start of the preparations for the prestigious tournament, for which "I am working really hard."
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