<?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[Sushil Kumar News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Sushil Kumar. 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>Sushil Kumar News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:14:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/wrestling/player/sushil_kumar" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 06:55:14 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[World Wrestling Championship 2021 | Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers make early exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers - Gyanender, Ravi and Sonu were all ousted before the medal and repechage rounds at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, in Oslo, Norway, on Friday. Gyanender was eliminated in the round of 16, while Ravi and Sonu were beaten in their qualification rounds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/oct/09/2021-world-wrestling-championships-indian-greco-roman-wrestlers-make-early-exit?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/oct/09/2021-world-wrestling-championships-indian-greco-roman-wrestlers-make-early-exit?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Wrestling/wrestling_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Sushil Kumar forced himself into a downward spiral from which he cannot recover?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar, considered India’s greatest Olympian, now finds himself in a Delhi prison after his alleged involvement in a murder case. With already negative criticism overflowing from all corners, can he really regain his lost reputation or is he going to fade away into thin air?
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/may/25/has-sushil-kumar-forced-himself-into-a-downward-spiral-from-which-he-cannot-recover?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/may/25/has-sushil-kumar-forced-himself-into-a-downward-spiral-from-which-he-cannot-recover?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 07:39:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Other_sports/Sushil_Kumar_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Image of Indian wrestling has got hurt badly by the Sushil Kumar incident, admits WFI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) feels that the reputation of they’ve built over the years around Indian wrestling is badly hurt with two-time Olympics medallist Sushil Kumar now linked with a murder case. He is currently untraceable after the brawl which led to the death of a 23-year old.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/may/11/image-of-indian-wrestling-has-got-hurt-badly-by-the-sushil-kumar-incident-admits-wfi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2021/may/11/image-of-indian-wrestling-has-got-hurt-badly-by-the-sushil-kumar-incident-admits-wfi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 10:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/sushil_kumar_wrestling.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[Victim of discrimination in all my three World Championships, says Bajrang Punia after controversial semis loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's top wrestler Bajrang Punia, on Tuesday, has said that he has been a victim in all the World Championships he has participated in, including the summit clash last year. Bajrang believes he needs to improve in all aspects of the game, regardless of it being leg-defense or counter-attack.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/24/victim-of-discrimination-in-all-my-three-world-championships-says-bajrang-punia-after-controversial-semis-loss?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/24/victim-of-discrimination-in-all-my-three-world-championships-says-bajrang-punia-after-controversial-semis-loss?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:01:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gs/articles/Bajrang_Punia_India_Wrestling_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was at World Championships to announce that I am getting back, says Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[After his first-round exit from the Wrestling World Championships, Sushil Kumar has said that he was at the tournament just to announce his comeback to the world. Sushil has also mentioned that he lacks stamina and defence for the sport at the moment and coach Kamal Malikov is working on these.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/24/was-at-world-championships-to-announce-that-i-am-getting-back-says-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/24/was-at-world-championships-to-announce-that-i-am-getting-back-says-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Wrestling Championships | Sushil Kumar loses opening round bout returning after eight years]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s outing at the World Wrestling Championships continued to deteriorate as Sushil Kumar became the late casualty after he lost his first round bout to Azerbaijan’s Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev on Friday. The two-time Olympic medallist will now be waiting to see if Gadzhiyev reached the final.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/20/world-wrestling-championships-sushil-kumar-loses-opening-round-bout-returning-after-eight-years?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/20/world-wrestling-championships-sushil-kumar-loses-opening-round-bout-returning-after-eight-years?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/sushil_kumar_wrestling.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar eyes Olympic glory under coach Kamal Malikov]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar is working hard in his quest to win the Olympic gold in his fourth time of trying. His immediate target is to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2022 and the 36-year-old is training under 32-year-old Russian Kamal Malikov who was hired in April.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/11/sushil-kumar-eyes-olympic-glory-under-coach-kamal-malikov?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/sep/11/sushil-kumar-eyes-olympic-glory-under-coach-kamal-malikov?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:06:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No idea why people criticize me, says Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar has defended himself stating that he has no idea why people keep criticizing him and has guessed that the only reason could be temporary publicity. Meanwhile, his former foreign coach Vladimir Mestvirishvili pointed out Sushil’s fast reaction time to be his biggest strength at Worlds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/31/no-idea-why-people-criticize-me-says-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/31/no-idea-why-people-criticize-me-says-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 07:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Wrestling Championship | Sushil Kumar qualifies for finals after Jitender Kumar win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Indian wrestler and Olympic medallist, Sushil Kumar finally got into the World Championships finals with a win over Jitendra Kumar at the national trials held by the Wrestling Federation of India. Others to seal a place in the Worlds are Rahul Aware (61kg), Karan Mor (70kg) and Praveen (92kg).]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/20/world-wrestling-championship-sushil-kumar-qualifies-for-finals-beats-jitender-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/20/world-wrestling-championship-sushil-kumar-qualifies-for-finals-beats-jitender-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:10:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kmar_getty_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar finally gets August 20 as his date for World Championships trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[After much ado that kept Sushil Kumar from participating in the World Championships trials, the wrestler has finally got a date with most of his opponents recovered from injuries. Meanwhile, Deepak Punia won the gold medal in the men’s 86kg freestyle wrestling at the Junior World Championships.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/15/sushil-kumar-finally-gets-august-20-as-his-date-for-world-championships-trials?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/15/sushil-kumar-finally-gets-august-20-as-his-date-for-world-championships-trials?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kmar_getty_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar suffers embarrassing defeat in comeback bout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar suffered a crushing 90-second defeat in his return bout against Bekzod Abdurakhmonov in the 74kg quarter-finals at the ongoing Medved Tournament in Minsk. This was the Olympic silver medalist's first international tournament after a failed campaign at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/10/sushil-kumar-suffers-embarrassing-defeat-in-comeback-bout?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/aug/10/sushil-kumar-suffers-embarrassing-defeat-in-comeback-bout?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:12:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Sushil_Kumar_FB_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI postpones Olympics’ 74kg category trials owing to injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three days before the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) was supposed to hold the trials in Delhi’s IG Stadium, the 74kg wrestlers have requested the federation to postpone their category. Trials would take place for the other five Olympic categories now with the Worlds starting in September.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/24/wfi-postpones-olympics-74-kg-category-trials-owing-to-injuries?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/24/wfi-postpones-olympics-74-kg-category-trials-owing-to-injuries?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kmar_getty_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI shifts Worlds trials to Delhi for better seating capacities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men's trials for the World Championships were shifted from Sonepat to Delhi's IG Stadium by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday since the former had no seating capacity. However, reports are also doing the rounds that lack of securities of referees was the main reason. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/23/wfi-shifts-worlds-trials-to-delhi-for-better-seating-capacities?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/23/wfi-shifts-worlds-trials-to-delhi-for-better-seating-capacities?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:47:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/SushilYogeshwar.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Wrestling Championship | Strict AFI keeps Sushil Kumar’s participation in doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Sushil Kumar has confirmed his willingness and availability to perform at the World Championships scheduled in September in Kazakhstan, WFI’s strict rules could see the two-time Olympic medalist miss out on it. Kumar has missed the national camp to train in Kayakent with his personal coach.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/03/world-wrestling-championship-strict-afi-keeps-sushil-kumars-participation-in-doubt?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/jul/03/world-wrestling-championship-strict-afi-keeps-sushil-kumars-participation-in-doubt?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 06:30:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar to miss Asian Wrestling Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar has voluntarily given a miss to the Asian Wrestling Championship in Xi’an, China, scheduled between April 23 and 28. The WFI had conducted the trials for the same on March 17, which the ace wrestler failed to attend with Amit Kumar Dhankar all set to replace him in the 74kg category.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/mar/19/sushil-kumar-to-miss-asian-wrestling-championship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/mar/19/sushil-kumar-to-miss-asian-wrestling-championship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik put in Grade-A as WFI corrects “mistake”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik, who were earlier put in the Grade-B of the annual WFI contract, have been moved to the Grade-A citing that it was a mistake which has now been corrected. Earlier both the wrestlers were put in a lower Grade-B category likely due to their poor recent form.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/dec/12/sushil-kumar-and-sakshi-malik-put-in-grade-a-as-wfi-corrects-mistake?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/dec/12/sushil-kumar-and-sakshi-malik-put-in-grade-a-as-wfi-corrects-mistake?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:16:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_cwealth.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every medal is important but Olympic holds a special place, reveals Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar has revealed his desire to lay his hands on a gold medal in the Olympics in the near future in a recent speech at the Nagpur MahaMetro Marathon event on Sunday. Kumar has previously won bronze in 2008 and clinched silver in the 2012 edition in London.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/nov/26/every-medal-is-important-but-olympic-holds-a-special-place-reveals-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/nov/26/every-medal-is-important-but-olympic-holds-a-special-place-reveals-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI put Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik in Grade B; Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat in top-bracket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) have put star players like Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik, and the Phogat sisters, Geeta and Babita, in Grade B due to their lack of form. On the other hand, the federation have offered Grade A contracts to Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Pooja Dhanda.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/nov/20/wfi-put-sushil-kumar-and-sakshi-malik-in-grade-b-bajrang-punia-vinesh-phogat-in-top-bracket?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/nov/20/wfi-put-sushil-kumar-and-sakshi-malik-in-grade-b-bajrang-punia-vinesh-phogat-in-top-bracket?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 05:13:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Wrestling to receive central contract for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian wrestlers will have a central contract system now that will be introduced for the first time at any Olympic games in the country. This system will grade the grapplers on their performance basis in various international events, although the wrestlers are yet to give their consent about it.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/oct/31/indian-wrestling-to-receive-central-contract-for-the-first-time?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/oct/31/indian-wrestling-to-receive-central-contract-for-the-first-time?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:14:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/SushilYogeshwar.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s time India took their archaic treasure to a futuristic weapon of glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a marvelous performance by the Indian wrestlers at the Gold Commonwealth Games, the way they fared at the Asiad was dismal, to put it mildly. Over the years, Indian wrestlers have proved their mettle on the biggest stage and it is evident that a sharp brain now could take them to next level.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/16/its-time-india-took-their-archaic-treasure-to-a-futuristic-weapon-of-glory?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/16/its-time-india-took-their-archaic-treasure-to-a-futuristic-weapon-of-glory?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Subhayan Dutta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 12:38:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Wrestling_Feature_sportscafe.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar and Divya kakran decide against participating in World Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Divya Kakran have decided to pull out of the World Wrestling Championship to be held this year. Struggling with form Sushil has decided to stay away from the prestigious event while Kakran is suffering from an ankle injury after the Asian Games in Indonesia.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/12/sushil-kumar-and-divya-kakran-decide-against-participating-in-world-championship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/12/sushil-kumar-and-divya-kakran-decide-against-participating-in-world-championship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 08:10:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Sushil Kumar asserts on fighting back after first round exit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar has asserted that his career is far from being over despite a disappointing first-round exit from the Asian Games putting a question mark on his future. Sushil added that the defeat was unexpected but accepted that such things happen in sports.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-sushil-kumar-asserts-on-fighting-back-after-first-round-exit?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-sushil-kumar-asserts-on-fighting-back-after-first-round-exit?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 05:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Proving yourself is not sportsmanship, claims Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar seems to be in high spirits ahead of his outing at the Asian Games but reminds people that he is not interested in proving a point to anyone but rather giving his all on the mat. Sushil said that he avoids going to cinema halls and practices celibacy as part of his training routine.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/18/asian-games-proving-yourself-is-not-sportsmanship-claims-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/18/asian-games-proving-yourself-is-not-sportsmanship-claims-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kmar_getty_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games | Lost my focus due to injury and movie, says Geeta Phogat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geeta Phogat has claimed that her injury, which forced her to stay away from the mat for two years, and the movie ‘Dangal’ made her lose focus for a while. However, Phogat said that she is eager to come back fighting and backed Sushil Kumar and Bajrang Punia to win medals in Jakarta.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/16/asian-games-lost-my-focus-due-to-injury-and-the-movie-says-geeta-phogat?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/16/asian-games-lost-my-focus-due-to-injury-and-the-movie-says-geeta-phogat?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:59:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn-y200/articles/Wrestling/geeta_phogat_ind_wre_twitter.jpg_large" length="0" type="image/jpg_large"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestling Federation of India to continue with policy of 'selection by quota' for Tokyo 2020 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrestling Federation of India won't hold trials for wrestlers ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and will continue to carry on with their age-old policy of ‘selection by quota’ as per officials. Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar missed out on Rio 2016 in favor of rival Narsingh Yadav due to this policy.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/02/wrestling-federation-of-india-to-continue-with-policy-of-selection-by-quota-for-tokyo-2020-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/02/wrestling-federation-of-india-to-continue-with-policy-of-selection-by-quota-for-tokyo-2020-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 05:03:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kumar_FB1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WFI decides to put Parveen Rana and Jitendra Kumar on standby for Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owing to Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar's recent form, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to put Parveen Rana and Jitendra Kumar on standby for the Asian Games. WFI had exempted Sushil Kumar from the qualification trials as he won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/01/wfi-decides-to-put-parveen-rana-and-jitendra-kumar-on-standby-for-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/01/wfi-decides-to-put-parveen-rana-and-jitendra-kumar-on-standby-for-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:03:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_cwealth.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rahul Aware misses Asian Games trial to protest against WFI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrestler Rahul Aware, who won the gold medal in 57 kg category at CWG Gold Coast, missed the Asian Games trials as a sign of protest against Wrestling Federation of India's decision for not giving him an exception. The event was held in Sonepat, Haryana on Saturday with winners getting direct entry.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/jun/10/rahul-aware-misses-asian-games-trial-to-protest-against-wfi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/jun/10/rahul-aware-misses-asian-games-trial-to-protest-against-wfi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:17:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Rahul_Aware.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze and silver won't suffice, I need an Olympic gold, says Sushil Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sushil Kumar, who has one bronze and one silver Olympic medal to his name, is aiming for gold at the Tokyo Olympics. India’s most successful Olympian was forced to give the Rio Olympics a miss after the WFI picked Narsingh Yadav for the 74 kg category despite Sushil Kumar's plea to participate.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/jun/03/bronze-and-silver-wont-suffice-i-need-an-olympic-gold-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/jun/03/bronze-and-silver-wont-suffice-i-need-an-olympic-gold-sushil-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:48:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Sushil_Kmar_getty_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Sushil Kumar smashes Johannes Botha in a flash to win third Wrestling Gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar defeated South African Johannes Botha in the final bout of the  Men's Freestyle 74 kg category to add to India’s impressive medal tally at the 2018 CWG. Previously, Kumar defeated Jevon Balfour, Mohammad Butt, Connor Evans to ultimately beat Botha in the final match.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/apr/12/cwg-2018-sushil-kumar-battles-to-win-indias-first-gold-medal-in-wrestling-in-gold-coast?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/apr/12/cwg-2018-sushil-kumar-battles-to-win-indias-first-gold-medal-in-wrestling-in-gold-coast?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:14:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Sushil_Kumar_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>