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Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021? Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021? Sonam Malik (in blue) competes against Hanbit Lee (KOR) in the 62 Kg category during the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in February 2020 in New Delhi.  Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images From India's first individual medallist (KD Jadhav, 1952) to the only double individual medallist (Sushil Kumar, 2008 and 2012), wrestling has been one of India's most successful sports at the Olympics. In 2016, India sent its largest contingent ...

Wrestlers set for long haul on flight to Almaty ​ By Navneet Singh ( IANS) | Published on ​ Wed, Apr 7 2021 23:33 IST | ​ 4 Views Jr and cadet girls' wrestling nationals starts in Bellary. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 7 : With flights to Almaty cancelled for the past two days due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the national wrestling team will have to take connecting flights and travel for at least 24 hours to reach the venue for the Asian Wrestling Championships. The Asian Championships, to be held in the Kazakhstan capital from April 9 to 18, is the first Olympic qualificati...

Sandeep books berth for Asian wrestling Olympic qualifiers ​ By Navneet Singh ( IANS) | Published on ​ Tue, Mar 16 2021 16:42 IST | ​ 8 Views Sandeep books berth for Asian wrestling Olympic qualifiers. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 16 : National 74kg freestyle champion Sandeep Singh on Tuesday ended former world bronze medallist Narsingh Yadav's dream of competing at next month's Asian Olympic Games qualifiers with a second-round win at the trials here. In a star-studded field, the 21-year-old Punjab wrestler defeated Asian medallists Amit Dhankar 2-1 in the final during ...

Punia, Vinesh take back top spot after winning in Rome ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Mon, Mar 8 2021 14:21 IST | ​ 0 Views   Bajrang Punia has got the No. 1 seeding in men’s 65kg freestyle category at the UWW World Championships that is all set to kick off in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from September 14.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 8 : India's Bajrang Punia got back to the No. 1 spot in the 65 kg wrestling world rankings after winning gold at the Matteo Pelicone Ranking Series in Rome. Earlier, Vinesh Phogat took back the top spot in the 53 kg rankings after winning go...