Sandeep Tomar

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik to lead Indian challenge at Asian Championship

In the absence of some of the leading grapplers such as Yogeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar and the famous Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- the onus will be on the likes of Sakshi, Olympian Sandeep Tomar and Bajrang Punia to help India improve on its last year's performance at the showpiece event.

May 09, 2017, 17:42 PM IST

Wrestlers Sandeep Tomar, Hardeep Singh nominated for Arjuna award

Sandeep won the Commonwealth and Asian Championship gold medals last year. Hardeep, on the other hand, claimed a silver at the Asian meet and a gold at the Commonwealth Championships.

May 06, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

United World Wrestling Rankings: Wrestler Sakshi Malik at 5th spot, Sandeep Tomar jumps to 7th

Malik, who took bronze in the women`s 58 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is placed fifth in world rankings while Tomar holds the seventh place in men`s 57kg freestyle division.

Apr 11, 2017, 16:00 PM IST

2017 Pro Wrestling League: Preview, Teams, Schedule, Telecast, Streaming — All you need to know!

The second season of the Pro Wrestling League kickstarted in the national capital on Monday with Mumbai taking on Haryana.

Jan 03, 2017, 05:48 AM IST

Sandeep Tomar, Satyawart Kadian, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Commonwealth Wrestling

Satyawart bagged the gold in 97kg as his opponent, Roubaljeet, pulled out of the event after suffering an injury in the final.

Nov 06, 2016, 00:36 AM IST

Sandeep Tomar, Bajrang, Ritu Phogat bag gold at National Wrestling championship​

However, in the final, Kale ran out of steam and went down to Tomar to settle for a silver medal.

Oct 24, 2016, 20:15 PM IST

Rio bronze medalist Sakshi Malik enters top-5 in world rankings

Previously unranked, Sakshi, who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an olympic medal, claimed the position in the latest list.

Sep 12, 2016, 16:30 PM IST

Sandeep Tomar crashes out of men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling at Rio 2016

According to the Repechage system, Tomar would have got a chance of clinching a bronze medal for the country had Lebedev reached the finals of the competition.

Aug 19, 2016, 21:17 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: Narsingh Yadav eyes fairy-tale climax, Yogeshwar Dutt keen to sign off on high

Midway into the 17-day extravaganza, the biggest ever Indian contingent of 100-plus athletes is yet to land a medal and the onus would now be on the wrestlers to make up for it.

Aug 14, 2016, 15:44 PM IST

Sandeep Tomar wins silver, Narsingh Yadav bags bronze in Spanish GP

Yogeshwar Dutt failed to impress and returned empty handed.

Jul 09, 2016, 21:20 PM IST

Free-style wrestler Sandeep Tomar books fourth Indian spot for 2016 Rio Olympics

Narsingh Pancham Yadav, Yogeshwar Dutt and Hardeep Singh have previously qualified for the 2016 Summer Games.

Apr 24, 2016, 16:59 PM IST