Vinesh Phogat creates HISTORY, becomes only Indian woman to clinch 2 World Wrestling Championship medals
Earlier, Vinesh, a 2019 world championships bronze medalist, was handed a shocking 7-0 defeat by 2022 Asian championships silver medalist Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia in the qualification round.
Sep 14, 2022, 22:48 PM IST
Wrestler Anshu Malik creates history, becomes first Indian woman to enter World Championships final
The 19-year-old Anshu, the reigning Asian champion, controlled the semifinal from the beginning and won by technical superiority in the 57kg category to go into history books. Notably, only four Indian women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds and all of them -- Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018), and Vinesh Phogat (2019) -- have clinched bronze.
Oct 06, 2021, 22:09 PM IST
World Wrestling Championships: Kiren Rijiju announces cash reward for medal winners
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar and Rahul Aware were the four wrestlers who ended up with the bronze medals in the prestigious competition.
Sep 24, 2019, 20:23 PM IST
Happy with World Championships bronze, but want gold at Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya
It was a two-point gap that cost Dahiya his semi-final bout against Russian Zaur Uguev, the defending champion who went on to win a second consecutive gold.
Sep 24, 2019, 19:18 PM IST
Rahul Aware wins bronze, takes India's World Wrestling Championships haul to five
Rahul Aware on Sunday won bronze in the 61kg freestyle division of the World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan.
Sep 22, 2019, 19:40 PM IST
Want to train outside to prepare for Olympic gold: Indian wrestler Deepak Punia
He had booked the quota after prevailing 7-6 in a tense semifinal against Colombia`s Carlos Arturo Mendez at the World Wrestling Championships.
World Wrestling Championship: Rahul Aware loses in semis, to fight for bronze medal
Rahul Aware had earlier in the day defeated former Asian champion Rassul Kaliyev of Kazakhstan 10-7 in a thrilling quarter-final clash to make it to the last-four of the tournament.
Sep 21, 2019, 17:35 PM IST
Indian wrestler Deepak Punia secures quota for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
India wrestler Deepak Punia on Sunday became the fourth athele from the country to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after booking his place in the semi-finals of the ongoing World Wrestling Championship at Nur Sultan, Kazhakstan on Saturday.
Sep 21, 2019, 15:40 PM IST
World Wrestling Championships: Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar loses in 1st round
Praveen Rana--the another Indian in the fray--stormed into the second round of the prestigious tournament after crushing Sue Changjae of Korea 12-1 in the men's freestyle 92kg category.
Sep 20, 2019, 13:44 PM IST
Virat Kohli congratulates Vinesh Phogat for winning bronze in World Wrestling Championships
Phogat became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the 53-kg category.
Sep 19, 2019, 20:14 PM IST
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik to lead Indian challenge at World Championships
Four wrestlers- Bajrang, Kuldeep, Gurpreet and Harpreet- have been training in Hungary for more than a fortnight while the rest of the squad joined a week back.
Oct 16, 2018, 21:48 PM IST
Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia to lead India at Wrestling World Championships in Hungary
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia are set to lead a 30-member Indian contingent at the World Wrestling Championships in Hungary.
Oct 08, 2018, 15:21 PM IST
System should also admit to fault: Vinesh Phogat on Worlds debacle
She however did not mention whether 'system' meant Wrestling Fedeartion of India (WFI), the Sports Ministry or the Sports Authority of India.
Sep 02, 2017, 21:23 PM IST
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat crash out of World Wrestling Championships
After three listless days, the onus was on Sakshi and Vinesh to end India's medal drought but both failed to live up to the expectations.
Aug 24, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
Sakshi Malik spearheads Indian challenge at World Wrestling Championships which kicks off on Monday
India have had some success at the World Wrestling Championships in the past, having won 11 medals including one gold and two silvers.
Aug 20, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
Bajrang Punia defeats Rahul Mann in trials, to represent India at World Wrestling Championships
Bajrang thrashed Mann 10-0 to make it to the final list of shortlisted players for the World Championships, commencing on August 21.
Aug 12, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
