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    newswrestling2 months ago

    2021 Tokyo Olympics | Five wrestlers make the cut for Asian Olympic Qualifiers

    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.
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    featurewrestlinga year ago

    Wrestling with dummies is only 25% effective, claims Kuldeep Malik

    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?
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    featurewrestlinga year ago

    Why we could miss out on a generation of wrestlers post COVID-19 crisis

    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.
    sounak mullick
    newswrestling2 years ago

    Wrestling Federation of India's problems increase as coach Fanel Carp leaves over pay dispute

    The problems with the coaching staff seem to be compounding further by the day for the Wrestling Federation of India as Frenchman Fanel Carp has left the country over pay dispute. Carp was working with Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda since earlier this year.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    Wrestler Ravi Dahiya included in TOPS, no extension for Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik

    Young wrestler Ravi Dahiya, who recently won a World championships bronze medal, was included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) while struggling Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik was dropped from the program. Weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul has also been excluded from the TOPS.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    World Wrestling Championships | Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar lose in semis, Sakshi Malik ousted in first round

    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.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    Sakshi Malik accepted back in national camp after suspension

    The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has informed that the three wrestlers leaving the camp, which also had Sakshi Malik, unceremoniously had gone home for Rakshabandhan and were reinstated after they explained their sudden leave. Apart from Malik, Seema Bisla and Kiran were the other two.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    2016 was my first but now I know the stakes, says Sakshi Malik

    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.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    World Wrestling Championships | Sarita Mor ousts Pooja Dhanda to book place in final

    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.
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    newswrestling2 years ago

    Younger girls have trained well, not going to be easy for big names, says Kuldeep Malik

    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.
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