Asian Wrestling Championship

Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen win bronze medal

Defending champion Sarita Mor was not at her best but still managed to win a bronze medal while Sushma Shokeen also earned a podium finish at the Asian Wrestling Championship on Thursday (April 21).

Apr 21, 2022, 18:31 PM IST

Asian Wrestling Championship: Sakshi Malik clinches silver, Vinesh Phogat settles for bronze

Meanwhile, Phogat had earlier settled for a bronze after thrashing Thi Ly Kiu of Vietnam 10-0 by technical superiority in the bronze medal bout of the 53kg category event.

Feb 22, 2020, 11:27 AM IST

Amit Dhankar settles for silver, Rahul Aware for bronze at Asian Wrestling Championships 2019

Amit, who won gold in the 66kg category in the 2013 edition, settled for a silver in the men's 74kg freestyle event after losing to Daniyar Kaisanov of Kazakhstan 0-5 in the final.

Apr 24, 2019, 18:14 PM IST

Asian Wrestling Championship: Praveen Rana clinches silver, Satyawart Kadian settles for bronze

Rana had earlier defeated Kazakhstan's Galymzhan Usserbayev 3-2 in the semi-finals to book his place in the summit showdown of the tournament.

Apr 23, 2019, 22:06 PM IST

Bajrang Punia hands India its first gold at Asian Wrestling Championships 2019

World number one Bajrang Punia made India proud on Tuesday by clinching the country's first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2019 in Xi'an, China.

Apr 23, 2019, 18:38 PM IST

Vinesh Phogat finishes with silver in Asian Wrestling Championship

India's Vinesh Phogat had to be contend with a silver medal in the Asian Wrestling Championship after losing 2-3 to China's a Chun Lei in the summit clash of the women's 50kg freestyle event.

Mar 02, 2018, 16:06 PM IST

Vinesh Phogat enters final of Asian Wrestling Championship

The 2014 Common Wealth Games champion earned the win by taking a bigger point as she locked the score 4-4 with her move.

Mar 01, 2018, 15:32 PM IST

Asian Wrestling Championship: Bajrang Punia, Sarita enter gold medal bouts in respective categories

Both Bajrang (men's 65kg) and Sarita (women's 58kg) have ensured at least a silver medal each for the country.

May 13, 2017, 14:10 PM IST

Asian Wrestling Championship: Sakshi Malik to face Olympic gold medallist Risako Kawai in final

She had advanced to the semi-final after beating Uzbek grappler Nabira Esenbaeva 6-2 in the quarter-final bout.

May 12, 2017, 13:27 PM IST

Asian Wrestling Championship: Anil Kumar, Jyoti bag bronze for India on 2nd day

This was the first time Anil was competing in the Asian Championship and he managed to win a medal in his maiden attempt.

May 11, 2017, 23:14 PM IST

Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia to spearhead Indian challenge at Asian Wrestling Championship

India will field a 24-strong team for the Championship with eight each in freestyle, women and Greco-Roman category.

May 06, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

Pakistan wrestlers denied visas to participate in Asian Wrestling Championship in India, claims PWF

The Indian High Commission has reportedly denied visas to Pakistani wrestlers who were to represent their country in the Asian Wrestling Championship being held in India between May 10 and 14.

May 02, 2017, 23:23 PM IST