Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore to grappler Sushil Kumar after he won a silver medal at the London Olympics. Hooda congratulated Sushil for winning the medal and said that he has made the state and the country proud. The Chief Minister also announced to give Sushil a piece of land to set up his wrestling academy in Sonepat....
08:49 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Sushil Kumar on his winning the silver medal in the 66kg freestyle wrestling event at the London Olympic Games. The Prime Minister said the nation is proud of Sushil Kumar, whose performance was a triumph of dedicated preparation, talent, and mental strength. Sushil lost the final bout 1-3 to Japanese Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu. Sushil became the first Indian sports-person to win back-to-back individual...
08:41 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Olympics silver medallist Sushil Kumar said he wanted to win the gold in the men's 66kg freestyle wrestling event and hear India's national anthem. Sushil lost the Sunday final to Japanese Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, settling for a silver and becoming the first individual athlete from India to win medals back-to-back in the Olympics. Sushil, bronze winner at Beijing Games, went injured into the match and four fights in a day...
08:37 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: India's Sushil Kumar won India its sixth and final medal of the 2012 London Olympics after settling for silver in the final of the Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event on Sunday. But Sushil has created history by becoming the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. Sushil, who reached the final after defeating Akzhurek Tanatarov of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals, was beaten by Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 3-1 in...
07:04 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: On Sunday, wrestler Sushil Kumar etched his name in sporting history by becoming the first Indian to win two Olympic medals. The 29-year-old from Haryana, who won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games, lost to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 3-1 in the final of the Men's 66kg freestyle wrestling event to claim silver. Sushil, who tasted his first success when he won the gold medal at the World...
07:01 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Indias Sushil Kumar won India its sixth and final medal of the 2012 London Olympics after settling for silver in the final of the Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event on Sunday. Sushil, who reached the final after defeating Tana Tarov of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals, was beaten by Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu 3-1 in a short and swift final bout at the ExCel Arena. The Japanase took the first period...
01:47 PM, Aug 12, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts discusses the wrestler's bronze at the London Olympics on Saturday. ...
10:20 AM, Aug 12, 2012
The 29-year-old Indian wrestler defeated Korea DPR's Jong Myong Ri in the third round of repechage to claim bronze in the 60kg competition of the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday. ...
08:55 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Yogeshwar Dutt was delighted after claiming a bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling 60kg category on Saturday. "It is a dream come true to win an Olympic medal. I have worked very hard for it, and I can't describe how I am feeling now. It is a very special moment for me," a beaming Yogeshwar said after his bronze-winning effort. "I sacrificed a lot and have worked for this...
01:25 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Indias Yogeshwar Dutt defeated Korea DPRs Jong Myong Ri in the third round of repechage to claim bronze in the 60kg wrestling competition on the penultimate day of the 2012 London Olympics. It was a stunning turnaround in fortunes for the Indian wrestler on Saturday, who won his fifth bout of the day to give India its fifth medal of the Games. The Korean wrestler took the first period...
11:35 PM, Aug 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts previews India's chances on Day 15 of the London Olympics. ...
09:57 AM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Jordan Burroughs won the men's 74-kilogram freestyle final at the Olympics on Friday, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0, 1-0 to give the United States its first wrestling gold medal of the London Games. Burroughs beat Denis Tsargush of Russia in the semifinals, then got past Goudarzi in a rematch of their world championship bout in 2011. Burroughs, who grew up in New Jersey, has won 38 straight freestyle...
01:10 AM, Aug 11, 2012
London: In the men's 74kg freestysle Olympic wrestling competition here at the ExCel arena on Friday, India's Narsingh Pancham Yadav crashed out after losing to his Canadian counterpart in the Round of 16. Narsingh lost his pre-quarter-final contest against Canada's Matthew Judah Gentry who scripted a comfortable 3-1 victory. Gentry took control of the contest, winning the first period 3-0 on technical points, and though the Indian fought better in...
09:22 PM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Natalia Vorobieva of Russia has won Olympic wrestling gold in women's 72-kilogram freestyle, pinning Bulgarian veteran Stanka Zlateva Hristova in the second period to claim the title at just 21 years old. Vorobieva, a three-time junior world champion, denied Hristova her first gold medal. Hristova is a five-time world champion who settled for silver in Beijing and did so again in London. Vorobieva dropped the first period. But just...
02:25 AM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Saori Yoshida of Japan won the 55-kilogram freestyle wrestling title Thursday, joining teammate Kaori Icho as the only female wrestlers with three Olympic gold medals. Yoshida beat Beijing Games bronze medalist Tonya Verbeek of Canada 3-0, 2-0. Her 12th world-level championship gave Japan three of the four golds awarded in women's wrestling at the London Games. Icho won her third Olympic gold medal on Wednesday and Japan's Hitomi Obara...
12:34 AM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Country's lone woman wrestler, Geeta Phogat crashed out of the London Olympics after she was blanked 3-0 by Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine in the repechage round two bout in the 55kg freestyle category at the ExCel Arena here on Thursday. Geeta was overwhelmed by the 31-year-old Ukraine girl, who started on an aggressive note to nearly pin down the Indian with her superior technique and strength. In the first...
11:12 PM, Aug 09, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts discusses India's medal chances on Day 13. It also talks about Devendro Singh's controversial boxing bout on Wednesday night. ...
11:01 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Despite losing her opening bout in the women's freestyle (55kg) category, India's Geeta Phogat is still in the medal contention after entering the repechage round where she will meet Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine. Geeta, who lost her first round match against world number two Tonya Lynn Verbeeek of Canada earlier on Thursday, entered the repechage round after the Canadian reached the final. According to the rules, wrestler who lost...
07:56 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Hitomi Obara of Japan won her first Olympic gold medal in women's 48-kilogram freestyle wrestling on Wednesday, rallying to beat Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan 0-4, 1-0, 2-0. Obara has won six world titles at 51 kilograms, a non-Olympic weight, and took the last two world titles at 48 kilograms. Stadnyk, the bronze medalist in Beijing, also lost to Obara in the 2011 world championship final. Carol Huynh of Canada...
11:58 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: Indian grapplers will join the Olympic action from Thursday hoping to provide the late sparks to the contingent's campaign which has so far not really lived upto expectation with the flop show of many of the serious medal contenders. The wrestlers had won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics Games through Sushil Kumar and will be keen to improve upon their tally when the freestyle competitions get underway...
05:27 PM, Aug 08, 2012
