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 the London Olympics, the organisers would be pinning their hopes on the new crop of grapplers in the absence of star home players. Enamoured by the success of London Games, the Indian contingent, led by Narsingh Yadav, will look to finish with a rich medal haul in front of the home crowd in the April 18-22 championship at the K D Jadhav Wrestling Stadium.
Amit Kumar (54kg) would like to better his bronze medal-winning effort in the last edition at Gumi, South Korea. Kumar, who had reached the quarterfinal stage in the London Olympics, has been touted as India's best future bet at the international competitions. India had won one gold and four bronze medals in the last edition of the Asian Championship. The gold was clinched by Yogeshwar, who has pulled out of the tournament due to a knee injury.
He has been replaced by Bajrang while Amit Dhankar will represent the hosts in the 66 kg freestyle event, substituting Sushil, who is nursing a shoulder injury. It has been understood that both Yogeshwar and Sushil
04:56 PM, 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
Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will spearhead India's challenge at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held from April 18 to 22. ...
08:53 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Kumar and Dutt said they won't hesitate to return their Olympic medals if it helps the sport stay at the 2020 Games. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Cricket stars like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag supporting squash's bid for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics has left India's wrestling fraternity distraught. ...
01:17 PM, Feb 24, 2013
The Ministry will take up the issue with IOC to reconsider its decision and retain wrestling in the category of core sports in Olympic Games. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The IOC would find it difficult to remove wrestling from the list given the sport's huge popularity across the globe, says Sushil Kumar. ...
06:34 PM, Feb 12, 2013
IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 12, 2013
IOC decided to drop wrestling for the 2020 Games retaining modern pentathlon in its list of core sports. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Sushil scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win back-to-back individual medals. ...
02:53 PM, Dec 25, 2012
New Delhi: With an Olympics bronze medal in his kitty, Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt now aims for the elusive World Championship medal. "My next aim is to win a World Championship medal. Having won a medal in all of the important wrestling tournaments in the world, the World Championship medal is the only one which eludes me. So I want it really badly," Yogeshwar told IANS. Yogeshwar won the bronze...
03:49 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were on Wednesday jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, country's highest sporting honour, while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A loud applause greeted the two Olympic heroes as they received their Khel Ratna Awards from President Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of a host of Ministers,...
07:14 PM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic heroes, shooter Vijay Kumar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt were on Saturday jointly recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sporting honour. The names of pistol shooter Vijay Kumar, who won a silver in the 25m rapid fire event at the London Olympics and Yogeshwar, who bagged a bronze in 60kg free style event, were selected by the Arjuna Awards and Khel Ratna...
08:29 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Sonepat: Having realised his dream of winning a medal at the Olympics, star grappler Yogeshwar Dutt says, he would now be able to "sleep soundly" after having "sleepless nights" since Beijing Olympics where he lost in quarter-finals in the last 10 seconds. The 29-year-old from village Bhainswal Kalan in district Sonepat in Haryana said the absence of an Olympic medal from his cabinet gave him sleepless nights over the years...
06:29 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: Wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were Monday night accorded a grand welcome as they returned after their historic exploits at the London Olympic Games. Hundreds of fans gathered at the Indira Gandhi International Airport to receive the star wrestlers along with the family members of the grapplers. The fans, who came with garlands, bouquets and sweets, danced to deafening drum beats while they waited for the wrestlers...
08:27 AM, Aug 14, 2012
Chandigarh: Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh burst into tears after grappler Sushil Kumar won the silver medal in 66kg freestyle wrestling competition at the London Olympics on Sunday. "I could not control my emotions. My eyes were moist and I burst into tears. I was really happy that this boy and other athletes have made our nation proud," the 'Flying Sikh' told PTI here. Congratulating Sushil, Milkha Singh said that...
01:16 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Wrestling capped India's campaign at the London Olympics on a brilliant note, with the five-strong contingent winning two medals - a bronze and a silver - on the last two days of the quadrennial event. First Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze medal on Saturday and then Sushil Kumar, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, added another by claiming silver on the final day of the 16-day event. Along...
09:55 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medals tally at the Olympic Games that concluded here on Sunday. India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time also. Grappler...
01:25 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: As the 2012 Olympics draws to a close, we take a look at how India's athletic contingent, the largest ever sent by the country to the quadrennial Games, did in London. From Vijay Kumar and Sushil Kumars silver medals to the first-day exits of Abhinav Bindra and Ronjan Singh Sodhi, a recap of each discipline India participated in. Archery Indias women's team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and...
10:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
