Wrestling

New Delhi, Feb 17: BJP termed the dropping of wrestling as a sporting event in the 2020 Olympics as an "international conspiracy" and urged the Indian government to intervene in the interest of "national pride". Wrestlers under the aegis of ...

New Delhi, Feb 12: The country's champion grapplers have expressed their dismay over the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games. Reacting to the development, Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt who were among the six Indian medallists ...

New Delhi, Aug 13: Sachin Tendulkar lauded his dedication while Virender Sehwag was in awe of his "mental strength" as India's star cricketers gave a collective round of applause to wrestler Sushil Kumar for clinching a silver medal at the just-concluded ...

London, Aug 12: Wrestler Sushil Kumar ensured that India will get either its first gold medal or the second silver at the London Olympics today when he defeated Kazakhstan's Akzhurek Tanatarov 6-3 in the semi-final of the men's 66kg freestyle category ...

London, Aug 11: As Amit Kumar Dahiya and Narsingh Pancham Yadav crashed out of the Games on Friday, wrestlers' Olympic campaign has started on a disappointing note. With Sushil Kumar still in the fray, India still hopes for another medal at ...

London, Aug 9: After Tintu Luka qualified for the semi-final of 800M event, Mary Kom's bronze medal in Boxing increased India's tally to 4 medals, marking the nation's best Olympic campaign ever. With Tintu Luka, Sahana Kumari, Geetha Phogat in ...