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Hyderabad's Pehlwani, an ancient wrestling art, has faced controversy due to Akhil Pehlwan's arrest for alleged prostitution ring involvement.

Indian wrestler Deepak Punia beat Uzbekistan's Javrail Shapiev 4-3 in the men's freestyle 86kg semifinal at the Asian Games

Bajrang Punia defeated Bahrain's Alibeg Alibegov in the Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65kg 1/4 final 4-0 by points to qualify for the semifinal

Antim Panghal advanced to the quarterfinals in the women's freestyle 53kg wrestling at the 19th Asian Games

Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar made it to the semifinals of the Greco-Roman 87 kg men's wrestling competition

IOA made a strong case for the inclusion of archery, wrestling and kabaddi as regular sports in Commonwealth Games

Aman Sehrawat clinched India's first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships

Around 260 sportsmen including six from the police department and 14 women participated in Indian style wrestling competition organized for the first time by the Hyderabad police

Over time, the practice of training in traditional mud-pit Akhadas gradually replaced by modern mats

The event will be conducted in 17 categories and about Rs 31 lakh prize money will be given to the winners

Bajrang Punia claimed the bronze medal in the men's 65kg on the final day of the World Wrestling Championships 2022, here on Sunday.

Birmingham: Indian wrestler Naveen won the gold medal in the Men’s Freestyle 74kg category final after defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Sharif Tahir in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022. He defeated Muhammad Sharif Tahir at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday. Naveen sealed 9-0 victory by points against Tahir in the gold medal match and […]

Birmingham: Putting aside the mental and physical struggles that pegged her back, an intimidating Vinesh Phogat pounced on her rivals to complete a hat-trick of CWG gold medals while Ravi Dahiya too went unchallenged in his gold-winning show, here on Saturday. Vinesh became the first Indian woman wrestler to win three consecutive Commonwealth Games gold […]

Sonam, a two-time Cadet World Champion (2017, 2019), had qualified for the Tokyo Games by making the final at the Asian Qualifier in April in Almaty.

Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) stepped up efforts to set up an integrated sports village in a 15-acre plot in Gajwel town to benefit the sportspersons, according to Authority chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy here on Sunday. Following the direction from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to develop sports infrastructure, the SATS chairman visited […]

Priya Malik won in the women's 73kg weight category and she has given the country another reason to smile as, on Saturday, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

In Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, India has a chance to win multiple wrestling medals in Tokyo.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Assistant secretary Vinod Tomar defended the decision.

Sonam and Seema have qualified for the Olympics in the 62kg and 50kg freestyle events, respectively.

Malik, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 125kg category at the World Olympic Qualifier event in Sofia, Bulgaria.