Phuket: Junior Indian wrestlers won a rich haul of medals at the recently concluded Asian Junior Championships here. The grapplers won in freestyle, greco-roman and female categories in the tourney held June 12-16.
The freestyle team won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals and also took the overall team championship. The girls team won two silver and three bronze medals while the greco-roman team won a silver and bronze.
This is the first time in wrestling history that Indian juniors bagged 17 medals out of the 24 on offer. The following is the list of winners:
Freestyle: 1. Mangal Kadyan 50 kg gold, 2. Pradeep Kumar 60 kg gold, 3. Sumit 96 kg gold, 4. Vikas 66 kg silver, 5. Pardeep Kumar 74 kg silver, 6. Mandeep 60 kg bronze, 7. Surjeet 120 kg bronze....
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07:52 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Moscow: Wrestling fans breathed a big sigh of relief when the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shortlisted wrestling with squash and baseball-softball for the 2020 Olympics. Only one of these three sports will be allowed to participate in the Games in 2020. The executive board will meet again later this year in September in Argentina to take a final call on the matter. The executive board selected...
09:14 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Wrestling fans are in for some anxious hours on Wednesday evening when the ancient Olympic sport fights with six other for one remaining spot in the 2020 Games during presentations made before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in St. Petersburg, Moscow. In February, the IOC voted to drop wrestling after the 2016 Rio Games - even though the participation of the sport dates back to the ancient Olympics...
06:11 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has recommended the names of its general secretary Raj Singh and veteran Guru Jasram for the Dronacharya Award in the category of lifetime contribution in coaching. "The federation has send two names for this award, including mine. I spent two decades with the national team. Many of my students have become champions at various international levels," said Raj Singh, who was the...
05:47 PM, May 29, 2013
Wrestling's Olympic future could be decided on Wednesday as the discipline competes with eight other sports for one spot in the 2020 games. ...
10:33 AM, May 29, 2013
St Petersburg: Wrestling expects to make an International Olympic Committee shortlist of candidate sports for the 2020 Games as it battles to restore its Olympic presence, international federation (FILA) president Nenad Lalovic told Reuters. "We of course expect to be in the shortlist," the Serbian said in a telephone interview before his departure for the IOC Executive Board meeting in Russia this week. "We don't have guarantees but we will...
04:36 PM, May 28, 2013
Moscow: Wrestling has introduced drastic changes designed to keep the ancient sport in the Olympic programme, the newly-elected president of the world governing body (FILA) said on Saturday. More categories for women, eliminating draws and cutting down the number of competitors are just some of the initiatives being introduced as wrestling battles to salvage its Olympic status after the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s executive board made a surprise recommendation to...
12:07 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Sunday withdrew the medals from six of the current junior national champions, who failed to provide samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for dope test. WFI had requested NADA to collect samples from the Junior National Wrestling Championships that were held in Chandigarh May 9-12. However, some grapplers, including medal winners, avoided giving samples for the tests, and fled the...
05:29 PM, May 12, 2013
Amit Kumar Dhankar delivered the last hurrah for India in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship by clinching a gold, as the hosts finished with their best ever showing in the continental event on Monday. ...
11:56 AM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: Amit Kumar Dhankar delivered the last hurrah for India in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship by clinching a gold, as the hosts finished with their best ever showing in the continental event on Monday. India emerged on top in freestyle category with two gold and as many bronze medals. Overall, India finished the championships with nine medals -- 2 gold, one silver and 6 bronze, their best ever...
10:04 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Amit Kumar Dhankar on MOnday assured India of one more medal after reaching the finals of the 66kg category at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here. Amit, who is star Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar's replacement in this competition, came from behind to prevail over Uzbekistan's Ruslan Pliev to set up a gold medal bout to be played later in the day. Ruslan won the first round in the...
06:54 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: It was a good day at the office for Indian grapplers as they bagged one silver and three bronze medals in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here Sunday. Navjot Kaur settled for silver in the 67kg category after losing her final bout to Mongolia's N Ochirbat while Geetika Jakhar (63kg) and Jyoti (72kg) won their bronze medal ties, after star grappler Geeta Phogat made a shock first round...
10:13 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Amit Kumar stole the limelight as he stormed into the finals of men's freestyle 55kg category at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship on Saturday. Women grapplers Vinesh and Babita Kumari will also have a shot at a bronze medal each as they lost their semifinal bouts in 51kg and 55kg category. The other Indian in the fray today, Bajrang, will be competing against Japan's Shoogo Maeda for a...
06:33 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: India's hopes of winning a medal in the Greco-Roman category went up in smoke after Bhim Singh lost his bronze-medal bout at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here on Friday. Bhim was thrashed by his Iranian opponent, Davoud Gilnirang, in the 96 kg category. Davoud did not allow any opening for the Indian to score points in the bouts. The Iranian registered a resounding 1-0 8-0 win over...
11:58 PM, Apr 19, 2013
The scramble is on to get wrestling back at the Olympics and the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles president Nenad Lalovic told CNN-IBN that he is planning to shake things up to make the sport more attractive. ...
09:12 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: India's Sunil Kumar Rana and Gaurav Sharma placed themselves in contention for bronze medals in the 66kg and 55kg, respectively, as the country started its campaign in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship on a mixed note here on Thursday. Rana, who got a bye in the first round, defeated China's Gaoquan Zhang 2-1 1-1 to reach the semifinal of the Greco Roman category. In the semi-final however, Ji-Hun...
06:18 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt's withdrawal from the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship due to their respective injuries might have taken the sheen out of the tournament but the event provides an opportunity for other Indian grapplers to make a mark for themselves when they take on the best from the continent. Considering the rising profile of the sport after the medal-winning efforts of both Sushil and Yogeshwar in...
04:56 PM, Apr 17, 2013
With Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt skipping the Asian Wrestling Championship due to injuries, the new crop of wrestlers will lead India. ...
11:35 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Indian fans would be deprived of watching their Olympic medal winning grapplers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt in action at the upcoming Senior Asian Wrestling Championship as the two have not yet recovered from their respective injuries. Amit Dhankar (66kg) and Bajrang (60kg), who were named as reserves, will replace Suhil and Yogeshwar for the championship, starting from April 18, here. "Both Sushil and Yogeshwar are nursing their...
03:55 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Recuperating from their shoulder and knee injuries, star Indian grapplers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt remain doubtful starters for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held here from April 18 to 22. "I am recovering well from my injury. My knee is showing signs of improvement. I will undergo a fitness test a day or two before the Championship and based on it, the coach and the...
07:30 PM, Apr 08, 2013
