<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sakshi Malik News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Sakshi Malik. All the latest 2026 Wrestling articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Sakshi Malik News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:26:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/wrestling/player/sakshi_malik" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:18:37 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[No more protest on the streets, say protesting wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protesting wrestlers declared on Sunday that the struggle against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh would be done in courts and not on the streets, a day after declaring that they could return to the streets to continue their agitation against the WFI president. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/26/no-more-protest-on-the-streets-say-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/26/no-more-protest-on-the-streets-say-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:18:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[War of words continues between Yogeshwar Dutt and protesting wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protesting wrestlers have faced criticism for getting an exemption from the Asian Games trials, while the latter have denied demanding any such favour from the IOA ad-hoc panel. Bajrang Punia, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist has questioned such claims.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/25/war-of-words-continues-between-yogeshwar-dutt-and-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/25/war-of-words-continues-between-yogeshwar-dutt-and-protesting-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI sets July 6 as election date, former chief justice Mahesh Mittal assumes returning officer role]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) announced that their elections will take place on July 6. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/14/wrestling-federation-wfi-sets-july-6-as-election-date-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-assumes-returning-officer-roleof-india-sets-election-date-for-july-6-as-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-kumar-assumes-returning-officer-role?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/14/wrestling-federation-wfi-sets-july-6-as-election-date-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-assumes-returning-officer-roleof-india-sets-election-date-for-july-6-as-former-chief-justice-mahesh-mittal-kumar-assumes-returning-officer-role?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who called our laurels Rs 15 medals are now after our jobs, says Sakshi Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat asserted on Monday that their jobs at Railways is now in jeopardy after leading rallies against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Singh. The wrestlers have joined their jobs and will take next move on June 9.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/06/those-who-called-our-laurels-rs-15-medals-are-now-after-our-jobs-says-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/06/those-who-called-our-laurels-rs-15-medals-are-now-after-our-jobs-says-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:21:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20tweet%202.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesting wrestlers meet Home Minister Amit Shah, share concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the latest development, the protesting wrestlers -- Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, met with the Home Minister Amit Shah, at his residence late on Saturday, to discuss matters pertaining to WFI chief Brij Bhushan's arrest. But no decision seems to have been reached.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/protesting-wrestlers-meet-home-minister-amit-shah-share-concerns?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/05/protesting-wrestlers-meet-home-minister-amit-shah-share-concerns?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:46:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20amit.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Wrestlers left mentally shattered after police detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to sources close to the protesting wrestlers, they are all currently mentally shattered as a result of how Delhi Police officers handled them last Sunday. The women wrestlers had decided to march to the new parliament building when they were stopped by police, and then detained.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/reports-wrestlers-left-mentally-shattered-after-police-detention?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/reports-wrestlers-left-mentally-shattered-after-police-detention?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:35:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details of two FIRs against Brij Bhushan come out, wrestlers give account of what transpired]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh seems to be intensifying by the day, as now the details of the FIRs registered against him have come out to the public. As per a report in the Indian Express, Singh demanded sexual favours from at least 10 women wrestlers at different times.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/details-of-two-fi-rs-against-brij-bhushan-come-out-wrestlers-give-account-of-what-transpired?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/jun/02/details-of-two-fi-rs-against-brij-bhushan-come-out-wrestlers-give-account-of-what-transpired?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 06:20:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20afp.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anurag Thakur urges protesting wrestlers to wait for outcome of investigation results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sports Minister has finally spoken on the unfortunate events that transpired in the last few days and assured the wrestlers to patiently wait for the Delhi Police to conclude their investigation. On Tuesday, the wrestlers were stopped by Naresh Tikait, from immersing their medals in Ganga.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/anurag-thakur-urges-protesting-wrestlers-to-wait-for-outcome-of-investigation-results?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/anurag-thakur-urges-protesting-wrestlers-to-wait-for-outcome-of-investigation-results?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 13:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/anurag%20sai.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[United World Wrestling condemns wrestlers' arrest, threatens to ban WFI over delayed elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the UWW denounced the arrest of India's top wrestlers during their demonstration at Jantar Mantar and warned to ban the national federation WFI if the poll was not held at the designated time. The body declared that it had been monitoring the wrestlers' protest, against WFI president.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/united-world-wrestling-condemns-wrestlers-arrest-threatens-to-ban-wfi-over-delayed-elections?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/31/united-world-wrestling-condemns-wrestlers-arrest-threatens-to-ban-wfi-over-delayed-elections?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 08:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20afp.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestlers to fast unto death at India Gate, to immerse medals in Ganga on Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days after the wrestlers were detained from the new Parliament site, Sakshi Malik has announced that they will sit on a fast unto death at India Gate and will immerse the medals in Ganga at 6 pm on Tuesday. The wrestlers have been demanding arrest of Brij Bhushan Singh in case of sexual assualt.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/30/wrestlers-to-fast-unto-death-at-india-gate-to-immerse-medals-in-ganga-on-tuesday?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/30/wrestlers-to-fast-unto-death-at-india-gate-to-immerse-medals-in-ganga-on-tuesday?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 10:08:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delhi Police says all wrestlers released, FIRs lodged under various sections]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a messy Sunday for the protesting Indian wrestlers and their fans, as the likes of Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik were detained by the Delhi Police, who were heading to the new Parliament for Mahapanchayat. But now Delhi Police has come forward and said that all wrestlers have been released. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/29/delhi-police-says-all-wrestlers-released-fi-rs-to-be-lodged-under-various-sections?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/29/delhi-police-says-all-wrestlers-released-fi-rs-to-be-lodged-under-various-sections?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 04:34:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshi%20pti.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI vs Wrestlers | A brief timeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the protesting wrestlers have decided to do a candle march at India Gate on May 23, the deadline of May 21 has ended, and the decision of the khap panchayats is yet to come out in public. The protest is nearing the month-end, and there seems to be no progress made till now.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/21/wfi-vs-wrestlers-a-brief-timeline?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/21/wfi-vs-wrestlers-a-brief-timeline?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 16:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20tweet%202.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad-hoc committee shifts women's national camp to Patiala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally, there is something that seems to be going the wrestlers' way. The protest is in its third week now, and the IOC-appointed ad-hoc committee has decided the women's national camp will now be held at the Sports Authority of India's Patiala center in the future, instead of Lucknow.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/11/ad-hoc-committee-shifts-womens-national-camp-to-patiala?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/11/ad-hoc-committee-shifts-womens-national-camp-to-patiala?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 04:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/UWW.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakshi Malik challeges Brij Bhushan Singh to take lie detector test]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WFI vs Wrestlers controversy does not look like ending anytime soon as the second leg of the protest is nearing the third-week mark. On Wednesday, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik challenged Brij Bhushan Singh to undergo a lie detector Narco test if he is innocent.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/10/sakshi-malik-challeges-brij-bhushan-singh-to-take-lie-detector-test?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/10/sakshi-malik-challeges-brij-bhushan-singh-to-take-lie-detector-test?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 14:10:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympian Om Prakash Karhana, an IOA athlete commission member, comes out in support of wrestlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Om Prakash Karhana, a member of the Indian Olympic Association's Athlete's Commission, spoke out in favour of the wrestlers who are protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying that justice should be delivered to athletes who are fighting for their rights.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/03/olympian-om-prakash-karhana-an-ioa-athlete-commission-member-comes-out-in-support-of-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/may/03/olympian-om-prakash-karhana-an-ioa-athlete-commission-member-comes-out-in-support-of-wrestlers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 09:31:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/karhana%20getty.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['What a shame' | Fans disgusted as wrestlers protest again against Brij Bhushan Singh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakhi Malik, Vinesh Pohogat, and other top Indian grapplers, who restarted their protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, spent Sunday night at the footpath in Jantar Mantar in Central Delhi. There has been no action till now by government on the same.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/apr/24/what-a-shame-fans-disgusted-as-wrestlers-protest-again-against-brij-bhushan-singh?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/apr/24/what-a-shame-fans-disgusted-as-wrestlers-protest-again-against-brij-bhushan-singh?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:46:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bajrang%20punia%20twitter.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and other wrestlers sleep outside Jantar Mantar in protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, top Indian wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik, went on a protest again at Jantar Mantar, demanding the removal of Brij Bhushan Singh as WFI president, after the latter was allegedly accused of sexual harassment by female wrestlers in the country.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/apr/24/podium-se-footpath-tak-vinesh-phogat-bajrang-punia-and-other-wrestlers-sleep-outside-jantar-mantar-in-protest?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2023/apr/24/podium-se-footpath-tak-vinesh-phogat-bajrang-punia-and-other-wrestlers-sleep-outside-jantar-mantar-in-protest?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:24:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/vinesh%20tweet%202.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian wrestlers skip Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series to complete visa formalities for CWG 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a surprise move, the Indian wrestlers have decided not to travel to Rome for the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022, which starts on Wednesday. The decision comes after the wrestlers had to complete their visa formalities for the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, instead.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2022/jun/22/indian-wrestlers-skip-matteo-pellicone-ranking-series-to-complete-visa-formalities-for-cwg-2022?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2022/jun/22/indian-wrestlers-skip-matteo-pellicone-ranking-series-to-complete-visa-formalities-for-cwg-2022?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:50:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshimalikmedal_1462627348%20(1).jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat make it to Commonwealh Games squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran wrestler Sakshi Malik, a bronze medalist from Rio 2016, and Vinesh Phogat, a Tokyo Olympian, have been named in the Indian women's squad for the Commonwealth Games 2022 after dominating their weight divisions in the national selection trials that happened in Lucknow on Monday. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2022/may/17/sakshi-malik-and-vinesh-phogat-to-represent-india-in-the-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2022/may/17/sakshi-malik-and-vinesh-phogat-to-represent-india-in-the-commonwealth-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 09:13:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sakshimalikmedal_1462627348%20(1).jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Five wrestlers make the cut for Asian Olympic Qualifiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five Indian women wrestlers have qualified for the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Almaty, Kazakhstan during the selection trials staged at the SAI training centre, in Lucknow. 2016 Rio Olympics Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik was eliminated in the 62 kg category by current national champion Sonam Malik.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/mar/23/2021-tokyo-olympics-five-wrestlers-make-the-cut-for-asian-olympic-qualifiers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/mar/23/2021-tokyo-olympics-five-wrestlers-make-the-cut-for-asian-olympic-qualifiers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:03:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sakshi_Malik_PWL_2017_Punjab_Delhi.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestling with dummies is only 25% effective, claims Kuldeep Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the lockdown restrictions slowly getting lifted, sports facilities have started unlocking its doors for athletes, especially with the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for next year. The Indian Government has suggested wrestlers to practice with dummies instead, but how effective will that actually be?]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2020/jun/18/wrestling-with-dummies-is-only-25-effective-claims-kuldeep-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2020/jun/18/wrestling-with-dummies-is-only-25-effective-claims-kuldeep-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/kuldeep_malik_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we could miss out on a generation of wrestlers post COVID-19 crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrestling is one of India's core strengths in the Olympics, with India winning at least one medal in each of the last three editions. With the abrupt halt to sporting activities owing to the pandemic, we might see a lot of after-effects, especially for combat sports like wrestling.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2020/jun/12/why-we-could-miss-out-on-a-generation-of-wrestlers-post-covid-19-crisis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2020/jun/12/why-we-could-miss-out-on-a-generation-of-wrestlers-post-covid-19-crisis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:34:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/sushil_kumar.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Wrestling Championships | Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar lose in semis, Sakshi Malik ousted in first round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Ravi Kumar (57kg) have lost their respective semi-final of the World Wrestling Championship but book their 2020 Tokyo Olympic spots. Sakshi Malik (62kg) lost in a closely contested opening round of her campaign against Nigerian Aminat Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/19/world-wrestling-championships-bajrang-punia-ravi-kumar-lose-in-semis-sakshi-malik-ousted-in-first-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/19/world-wrestling-championships-bajrang-punia-ravi-kumar-lose-in-semis-sakshi-malik-ousted-in-first-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Wrestling_generic.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 was my first but now I know the stakes, says Sakshi Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s Rio Olympics star Sakshi Malik has revealed that last time, she was new but this time, she has full realization of what is at stake and would give her best to earn back to back Olympic medals. Malik has been selected for the World Championships offering quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/03/2016-was-my-first-but-now-i-know-the-stakes-says-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/03/2016-was-my-first-but-now-i-know-the-stakes-says-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:41:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sakshi_Mailk_rio_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Wrestling Championships | Sarita Mor ousts Pooja Dhanda to book place in final]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda was stunned at the national selections on Sunday as she was beaten by Sarita Mor in the 57kg category, who booked a place in the World Wrestling Championships Final. Asian bronze-medallist Divya Kakran, however, made the cut by beating Navjot Kaur.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/29/world-wrestling-championships-sarita-mor-ousts-pooja-dhanda-to-book-place-in-finals?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/29/world-wrestling-championships-sarita-mor-ousts-pooja-dhanda-to-book-place-in-finals?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/pooja_dhanda_cwg_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger girls have trained well, not going to be easy for big names, says Kuldeep Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[India wrestling coach Kuldeep Malik insisted that it is not going to be a cakewalk for the big guns in the women’s team when they compete in the trials for the upcoming World Championships. The younger crop of wrestlers will go up against the likes of Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/28/younger-girls-have-trained-well-not-going-to-be-easy-for-big-names-says-kuldeep-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/28/younger-girls-have-trained-well-not-going-to-be-easy-for-big-names-says-kuldeep-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/kuldeep-malik759.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yasar Dogu 2019 | Vinesh Phogat wins gold; Sakshi Malik, Pooja Dhanda crash out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vinesh Phogat continued her gold medal winning streak into the Yasar Dogu 2019 Ranking Series tournament in Istanbul as he topped the 53kg category event. However, while the likes of Seema and Manju Kumari also clinched the yellow metal, the likes of Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda were ousted.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/15/yasar-dogu-2019-vinesh-phogat-wins-gold-sakshi-malik-pooja-dhanda-crash-out?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/15/yasar-dogu-2019-vinesh-phogat-wins-gold-sakshi-malik-pooja-dhanda-crash-out?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:52:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/vinesh_phogat_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today’s wrestling is about grabbing chance on the ground, says Pooja Dhanda]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s ace woman wrestler Pooja Dhanda has been of the opinion that wrestling today has changed much with most of the focus given to the groundwork. The wrestler also revealed the strategy that she and Sakshi Malik have learned after starting to spend time with French coach Fanel Carp on IIS.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/may/15/todays-wrestling-is-about-grabbing-chance-on-the-ground-says-pooja-dhanda?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/may/15/todays-wrestling-is-about-grabbing-chance-on-the-ground-says-pooja-dhanda?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 07:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/pooja_dhanda_cwg_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Wrestling Championships | Indian women finish with four medals in freestyle category]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik won bronze medals in women’s freestyle category on Friday at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an China. With these two medals on the final day of freestyle, India ended with a total of four medals in the women’s freestyle events in Xi’an.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/26/asian-wrestling-championships-indian-women-finish-with-four-medals-in-freestyle-category?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/26/asian-wrestling-championships-indian-women-finish-with-four-medals-in-freestyle-category?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/babita_vinesh_sakshi_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wrestle because I love the sport, reveals under-fire Sakshi Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sakshi Malik has hit back at critics saying that she lost focus in the last year but has now realised that the real reason she wrestles is because she loves the sport and not for medals. The female wrestler will go up against China’s Pei Xingru in the upcoming Asian Championships.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/23/i-wrestle-because-i-love-the-sport-reveals-under-fire-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/23/i-wrestle-because-i-love-the-sport-reveals-under-fire-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:24:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sakshi_Malik_new_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>