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newswrestling2 months ago

Zagreb Open 2023 | Narsingh Yadav to lead Indian team in absence of star wrestlers

Zagreb Open 2023, which happens to be the first ranking tournament of the year, will take place from February 1, sans the top Indian wrestlers like Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya. Other than that, Vinesh Phogat, Deepak Punia, Anshu Malika, Sangeeta Phogat, and Sangita Mor will miss the championship.
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newswrestling1 year ago

Geeta Phogat and Narsingh Yadav in focus at National Wrestling Championship

Wrestler Geeta Phogat is on a comeback trail and could be up against World Championship bronze medalist Sarita Mor, at the National Wrestling Championship starting Thursday. Another interesting contest could be in the offing as Narsingh Yadav will be looking to take on Gourav Balian. 
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featurewrestling2 years ago

Has Sushil Kumar forced himself into a downward spiral from which he cannot recover?

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?
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newswrestling2 years ago

2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat claim top honours as India return with 14 medals

Ravi Kumar Dahiya along with four women claimed Gold medals each in their respective events as India ended the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship, in Almaty, with 14 in their tally. Deepak Punia, who was also aiming for a top-finish, lost to Iran’s Hassan Yazdani in the Gold medal match.
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newswrestling2 years ago

Asian Wrestling Championship bronze medal was very important to me, reveals Narsingh Yadav

Narsingh Yadav, who recently won a Bronze medal in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship, feels that the win was one of his biggest achievement in his career so far. The wrestler was banned for four years after he was failed two anti-doping tests ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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newswrestling2 years ago

Matteo Pellicone Wrestling Event 2021 | Bajrang Punia strikes gold to defend title

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia successfully defended his 65kg title at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking series in Rome, last Sunday. On the other hand, Vishal Kaliramana added another medal to India’s tally by claiming a bronze in the 70kg category while Narsingh Yadav (80kg) bowed out without a prize.
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newswrestling4 years ago

No idea why people criticize me, says Sushil Kumar

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.
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newswrestling4 years ago

Delhi High Court lashes out at CBI for media leaks and delay in Narsingh Yadav doping enquiry

The Delhi High Court slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for leaking out information from Narsingh Yadav probe and ruining the national wrestler’s reputation on the international circuit. The court has asked that CBI Joint Director to look into the issue and sort it out in the coming days.
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newswrestling6 years ago

I was close to a medal in Rio, says suspended freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav

Narsingh Yadav, who was handed a four-year ban just a day before the Rio Olympics for alleged dope offence, has claimed that he was close to winning a medal in the Games as he had previously beaten the victors. The freestyle wrestler is hoping that the ongoing CBI probe comes in his favour.
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newswrestling6 years ago

CBI to investigate wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s doping scandal

CBI will investigate wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s doping scandal that saw the Rio Olympics medal hopeful clash with NADA officials before being barred from competing at the Games and slapped a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) a day before his opening bout.
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