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.jpg){kind=spacer} | LIVE - CWG 2022 | India secure three golds in wrestling It is day eight at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Indian wrestling stars will be playing their pre-quarters and quarters today. The action starts with men’s freestyle 65kg pre-quarters match between Bajrang Punia vs Lowe Bingham of Nauru, followed by Deepak Punia, Anshu Malik, and Divya Kakran.
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 | CWG 2022 | Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia get a spot in the Indian wrestling team Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya, both Tokyo 2020 medalists, were selected for the wrestling squad for the CWG 2022 after topping their weight divisions in the national selection trials conducted on Tuesday. Punia, an Olympic bronze medalist in the freestyle 65kg division, beat Vishal in final.
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 | No direct entry into finals of CWG and Asian Games trials for Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia Due to dissatisfaction among young grapplers amidst the recently held Asian Championship trials, stars like Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya would not be given direct admission into finals of their groups when national federation organizes qualification trials for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Bajrang Punia's coach Sujeet Maan clarifies there no shortcoming in former's defence Many believe that star wrestler Bajrang Punia has a major shortcoming in his game when it comes to leg defense, but his personal coach Sujeet Maan feels otherwise. According to the latter, the leg defense looks a bit shaky because of Punia's attacking style, which makes him look a bit vulnerable. SportsCafe Desk |
| Bajrang Punia makes it to Asian Championship team, Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia secure berths too Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia will take the mat for the first time since his historic feat last year, at the Asian Championship, after he beat Rohit in the trials. Bajrang, along with Ravi and Deepak Punia were directly put into the finals of the trials, a move unwelcome by many. SportsCafe Desk |
| Bajrang Punia ends association with Georgian coach Emzarios Shako Bentinidis Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia has finally decided to part ways with his Georgian coach Emzarios Shako Bentinidis, on suggestion of the WFI. For now a new coach has not been zeroed in for Punia, but as per a report, the federation is in talks with a Ukrainian to take over the role. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia to skip Nationals, Commonwealth Championship Indian wrestlers and 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia will skip the upcoming senior national wrestling Championship and the Commonwealth Championship. Bajrang has been recovering from the ligament injury that compelled him to compete at the Olympics with a strapped knee. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Aim is to bring back a medal each from 2022 CWG and Asian Games, states Ravi Dahiya Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya is aiming to bring home a medal each from the 2022 CWG and the 2022 Asian Games, after claiming a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics earlier this year. The wrestler recently pulled out of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, due to lack of preparation time. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Bajrang Punia set to miss World Championships owing to ligament tear Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia will miss out on the World Championships in October, after he was advised six-week rehabilitation to overcome a ligament tear that he suffered in the build-up to the Games. The wrestling world championships will be held in Oslo, Norway from October 2-10. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Vinesh Phogat's physio was not included in Tokyo contingent in spite of her requests The Wrestling Federation of India had apparently sent more than the permitted number of support staff for the Tokyo Games, even though Vinesh Phogat’s personal physio was not included in spite of her requests. The seven-member wrestling squad fetched two medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. SportsCafe Desk |
