<?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[Yogeshwar Dutt News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Yogeshwar Dutt. 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>Yogeshwar Dutt News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:31:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/wrestling/player/yogeshwar_dutt" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:02:49 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[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[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[Yogi Bhai has told me ‘Gold lekar aana’ for every competition, reveals Bajrang Punia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia has lavished praise on former India wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt whom the former considers as his mentor as they both wrestle in the same 65 kg category. The 25-year old wrestler further added that he is totally focused on doing well in the upcoming Asian Championships.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/23/yogi-bhai-has-told-me-gold-lekar-aana-for-every-competition-reveals-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2019/apr/23/yogi-bhai-has-told-me-gold-lekar-aana-for-every-competition-reveals-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:19:04 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[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[Yogeshwar Dutt advised me against moving to court after Khel Ratna snub, reveals Bajrang Punia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia stopped short of going to the court after not being recommended for the Khel Ratna award following advice by his mentor Yogeshwar Dutt. Sensing the futility of the exercise, he has now decided to move on and focus on his preparations for the upcoming World Wrestling Championship.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/23/yogeshwar-dutt-advised-me-against-moving-to-court-after-khel-ratna-snub-reveals-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/23/yogeshwar-dutt-advised-me-against-moving-to-court-after-khel-ratna-snub-reveals-bajrang-punia?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:21:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/bajrang_punia_wre_ind_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt advices Bajrang Punia to focus on World Championships despite Khel Ratna snub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bajrang Punia, who was contemplating to go to court after being ignored for the Khel Ratna Award, has been advised by mentor Yogeshwar Dutt to concentrate on the next month’s World Championships over Khel Ratna issue. Punia felt that he wronged by the Sports Ministry and was very upset over that.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/22/yogeshwar-dutt-advices-bajrang-punia-to-focus-on-world-championships-over-khel-ratna-snub?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/sep/22/yogeshwar-dutt-advices-bajrang-punia-to-focus-on-world-championships-over-khel-ratna-snub?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 06:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/bajrang_punia_wre_ind_twitter.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[Asian Games 2018 | Bajrang Punia refers Asiad gold as his biggest achievement]]></title><description><![CDATA[After winning the first gold medal for India in the ongoing Asian games, wrestler Bajrang Punia has termed this as the biggest medal of his career. He has also stated that winning a gold medal at the Asiad will help him put up a great show at the Tokyo Olympics to be played in 2020.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-bajrang-punia-refers-asiad-gold-as-his-biggest-achievement?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-bajrang-punia-refers-asiad-gold-as-his-biggest-achievement?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 05:10:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Bajrang_Punia_PKL_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PWL auction | Yogeshwar Dutt opts out, Ritu Phogat goes for more than Sakshi Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt will not figure in the second edition of the Pro Wrestling League after the 2012 London Olympics medallist opted out of the auction owing to personal reasons. Bajrang Punia turned out the most expensive Indian buy at Rs 38 lakh by the Delhi franchise on Friday (Dec 16).]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/dec/17/pwl-auction-yogeshwar-dutt-opts-out-ritu-phogat-goes-for-more-than-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/dec/17/pwl-auction-yogeshwar-dutt-opts-out-ritu-phogat-goes-for-more-than-sakshi-malik?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 06:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_FB_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt’s Olympics bronze won’t be upgraded to silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt won't have his 2012 Olympic bronze medal upgraded to silver after the IOC decided to end the doping investigation on deceased wrestler Besik Kudukhov. The Russian had allegedly tested positive for a banned steroid when the IOC tested an old sample of the athlete.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/oct/25/yogeshwar-dutts-olympics-bronze-wont-be-upgraded-to-silver?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/oct/25/yogeshwar-dutts-olympics-bronze-wont-be-upgraded-to-silver?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:28:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Besik_Kudukhov_dutt_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt might not get the gold medal after all!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The short-lived euphoria fuelled by media reports that Yogeshwar Dutt's Olympic bronze is set to be upgraded to Gold has been refuted by media reports. Fresh reports have revealed that Gold medallist, Toghrul Asgarov, who was alleged to have been found doping, has not even been tested so far.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/sep/06/yogeshwar-dutt-might-not-get-the-gold-medal-after-all?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/sep/06/yogeshwar-dutt-might-not-get-the-gold-medal-after-all?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:55:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_FB_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar's Olympic Bronze to turn to Gold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a curious development, reports have surfaced that the Gold medalist at the 2012 Olympic event where Yogeshwar won bronze, has also tested positive. Given the silver-medalist had also tested positive earlier, reports suggest that Yogi's medal may be upgraded to Gold, but it is yet to be confirmed.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/sep/03/yogeshwar-s-olympic-bronze-to-turn-to-gold?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/sep/03/yogeshwar-s-olympic-bronze-to-turn-to-gold?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 04:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt wants Russian wrestler's family to retain Silver medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a heartening show of sportsmanship, Yogeshwar Dutt has expressed his wish to let the family of Besik Kudukhov, who passed away in 2013 in a car crash, retain his Silver medal. The 33-year-old's 2012 Olympic Bronze is set to be upgraded to Silver after Kudukhov tested positive for banned drugs.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/aug/31/yogeshwar-dutt-wants-russian-wrestler-s-family-to-retain-silver-medal?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/aug/31/yogeshwar-dutt-wants-russian-wrestler-s-family-to-retain-silver-medal?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:54:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt's Olympic Bronze to be converted to Silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[His wish to end on a high did not pan out at the Rio Olympics, but Yogeshwar Dutt received some unexpected help after his 2012 Olympic Bronze is set to be upgraded to Silver. The move comes after Russia’s Besik Kudukhov, who was the London silver-medalist, tested positive for banned drugs.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/aug/30/yogeshwar-dutt-s-olympic-bronze-to-be-converted-to-silver?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/aug/30/yogeshwar-dutt-s-olympic-bronze-to-be-converted-to-silver?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 04:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_FB_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt : I wish to go out on a high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid all the turmoil happening in the Indian wrestling camp, Yogeshwar Dutt strikes a pose of calm determination as the 2012 bronze medalist gets ready to leave on a high. The wrestler admitted that this will his toughest outing but sent out a warning to his rivals about his “new moves” as well.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/jul/29/yogeshwar-dutt-i-wish-to-go-out-on-a-high?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/jul/29/yogeshwar-dutt-i-wish-to-go-out-on-a-high?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prabu Thiruppathy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 06:47:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogeshwar talks about rift between him and Sushil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honor is not a mere word among India's wrestling community, and Yogeshwar Dutt believes that Sushil has somehow lessened his when he went to court for the Olympic quota. The Olympic medalist talked about how he has fallen out with Sushil Kumar and how the incident has affected Indian wrestling.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/jul/12/yogeshwar-talks-about-rift-between-him-and-sushil?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/jul/12/yogeshwar-talks-about-rift-between-him-and-sushil?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:48:08 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[Yogeshwar slams Salman Khan after “Sultan” disrupts practice session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yogeshwar Dutt was the first sportsperson to openly question IOA's decision to appoint Salman Khan as the Olympics ambassador, and he once again took to Twitter on Wednesday to criticize Salman after his film shoot disrupted Olympics practice session at the JLN Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/apr/29/yogeshwar-slams-salman-khan-after-sultan-disrupts-practice-session?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/apr/29/yogeshwar-slams-salman-khan-after-sultan-disrupts-practice-session?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:47:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_FB_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrestler Hardeep books Rio Olympics berth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of Yogeshwar Dutt in freestyle wrestling, Hardeep won a surprise Olympic berth for India on Sunday in the 98kg category Greco-Roman wrestling after winning silver. Hardeep lost to China's Di Xiao in the final of Asian Olympics Qualification championship.  ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/mar/20/wrestler-hardeep-books-rio-olympics-berth?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/mar/20/wrestler-hardeep-books-rio-olympics-berth?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2016 12:39:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Wrestling/Hardeep.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to Rio - Who among the Indian wrestlers will make it to the Olympics?]]></title><link>https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/mar/04/road-to-rio-who-among-the-indian-wrestlers-will-make-it-to-the-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/wrestling/articles/2016/mar/04/road-to-rio-who-among-the-indian-wrestlers-will-make-it-to-the-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Madhusudan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:33:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/SushilYogeshwar.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>