Page 17 - Wrestling

Delhi court denies special food to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in prison

Kumar is accused in a case of alleged murder

Wrestler Deepak Punia pulls out of Poland Open due to hand injury

Olympic-bound Indian wrestler Deepak Punia pulled out of the Poland Open here to avoid aggravating his left-hand injury that he carried into the last Ranking Series event before the Tokyo Games

Olympic-bound wrestler Sumit Malik fails dope test, provisionally suspended

Sumit Malik has been provisionally suspended after failing a dope test during the recent Qualifiers in Bulgaria, a major embarrassment for the country with just weeks left for the Games in Tokyo

Tokyo 2020: Olympic bound Indian wrestlers' camp in Warsaw from next week

A month-long training-cum-exposure camp for the Olympic Games bound freestyle wrestlers is scheduled to commence in Warsaw, Poland, next week, says Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) official

Chhatrasal stadium murder: Another associate of Sushil Kumar arrested

Delhi Police on Friday arrested another wrestler in connection with the alleged murder of Sagar Dhankar

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar sent to 6-day police remand

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar was on Sunday remanded in police custody for six days over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's job with Northern Railway at stake

Sushil Kumar, who was on deputation with Delhi government since 2015 had already got extension for 2020 and was trying to get it for 2021 too

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case from Delhi

Sushil Kumar, who is an absconding accused in the murder case of wrestler Sagar Rana, was arrested from Mundka area in the national capital on Sunday morning by a team of Delhi Police's Special Cell

Tokyo 2020: Olympic-bound 2 rowers, 2 wrestlers included in TOPS

Olympic-bound rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh and wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the sports ministry

Chhatrasal case: No relief to Sushil Kumar, court denies anticipatory bail

A Delhi Court on Tuesday refused to grant anticipatory bail to absconding Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler

Chhatrasal brawl: court reserve order on wrestler Sushil Kumar's bail plea

A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved order on the anticipatory bail application filed by Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

Court to pronounce order on Sushil Kumar's anticipatory bail plea today

A Delhi court will pronounce the order on the anticipatory bail application filed by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

Chhatrasal brawl: Police announces Rs 1 lakh reward for info on Sushil

Delhi Police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

Tokyo Summer Games: WFI to decide on Olympic preparatory camp next week

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will conduct a brainstorming session next week to decide the venue for an Olympic preparatory camp since Sports Authority of India has closed training centres

Chhatrasal brawl: Lookout notice issued against wrestler Sushil Kumar

Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler

Sumit Malik earns Olympic quota in men's 125kg freestyle wrestling

India's Sumit Malik has won the Olympic quota place in the men's 125kg freestyle wrestling event by reaching the final of the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament here.

Tokyo 2020: Wrestler Sumit Malik one win away from Olympic qualification

But it was all over for Amit Dhankar and Satywart Kadiyan, who were ousted from the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers after losing at different stages of the competition

Indian wrestlers make last attempt to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Handed an opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the fag end of his international career, veteran wrestler Amit Dhankar would go all out when he takes the mat along with 11 other Indians

Vinesh Phogat wins maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championship

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday won her maiden gold at Asian Wrestling Championships after beating her rival Taipei's Meng Hsuan Hsieh in the final.The Olympic-bound wrestler had previously clinched three silver and four bronze medals and this is Vinesh's third gold in three tournaments since her return in March."#TOPSAthlete @Phogat_Vinesh wins the First place medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships for the 1st time after beating #MengHsuanHsieh. She had previously won 3 Second place medal and 4 Third place medal. This is her 3rd gold in 3 events since her return in March. Many congratulations!!!" SAI Media tweeted.Meanwhile, six athletes which include two wrestlers and four sailors have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group.This is as per the policy decision taken at the 56th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell held on April 7, where it was decided that all Olympic-qualified athletes will be supported through TOPS.Women's 57 kg wrestler Anshu

Wrestler Anshu Malik recovers from injury, eyes Olympic berth

Promising freestyle wrestler Anshu Malik has fully recovered from a back injury she sustained in the first week of this month, and is now keen to book an Olympic Games quota place next month.