KD Jadhav

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's birth anniversary: Google Doodle pays tribute to India's first individual athlete to win Olympic medal

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's birth anniversary: At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Jadhav, who was also known as the "Pocket Dynamo", defeated wrestlers from Germany, Mexico, and Canada before losing to the eventual champion.

Jan 15, 2023, 06:59 AM IST

India at 75: From 1975 Hockey WC to Leander Paes bronze in Olympics - nation's most treasured sporting stories, Part 3

India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day on Sunday (August 15) and over the years the nation has witnessed some landmark sporting moments. In this three-part series, Zee News English takes a look at 15 of India's greatest sporting achievements.

Aug 15, 2021, 13:22 PM IST

In Pics: Indian wrestlers who have won medals at Olympics

Indian wrester Ravi Kumar Dahiya put on a sensational show on Wednesday (August 4) to enter the gold medal final in the 57kg category by defeating Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in the semifinal. Dahiya became just the second Indian wrester ever to enter the Olympics final after Sushil Kumar back in 2012 London Olympics.

Aug 04, 2021, 20:35 PM IST

In Pics: India's wrestling history in Olympic Games

Wrestling as a sporting discipline has been part of the Olympic Games since 1896. Independent India won their first Olympic medal through wrestling with the legendary KD Jadhav winning the men's 57kg freestyle bronze medal in the 1952 Helsinki Games. Since then India have won five Olympic medals through the sport of wrestling. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at history of Indian wrestling at the Olympic Games with the Tokyo Games set to get underway on July 23. 

Jul 05, 2021, 10:50 AM IST

KD Jadhav's family to auction India's first individual Olympic medal after Maharashtra Government fails to fulfill promise

It was a moment of glory of India, a moment to rejoice and feel proud as a citizen of this country when Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav had clinched the first ever medal for India at Olympics. It was back in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki that the late athlete had grabbed a bronze in wrestling.

Jul 25, 2017, 13:36 PM IST