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 | Today’s wrestling is about grabbing chance on the ground, says Pooja Dhanda India’s ace woman wrestler Pooja Dhanda has been of the opinion that wrestling today has changed much with most of the focus given to the groundwork. The wrestler also revealed the strategy that she and Sakshi Malik have learned after starting to spend time with French coach Fanel Carp on IIS. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Asian Wrestling Championships | Indian women finish with four medals in freestyle category Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik won bronze medals in women’s freestyle category on Friday at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an China. With these two medals on the final day of freestyle, India ended with a total of four medals in the women’s freestyle events in Xi’an. SportsCafe Desk |
 | I wrestle because I love the sport, reveals under-fire Sakshi Malik Sakshi Malik has hit back at critics saying that she lost focus in the last year but has now realised that the real reason she wrestles is because she loves the sport and not for medals. The female wrestler will go up against China’s Pei Xingru in the upcoming Asian Championships. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Wrestling Federation of India invites multiple applications ahead of its preparations for 2020 Olympics With the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to be held next year, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has invited fresh applications for various posts like mental conditioning coaches, physios, and nutritionists. The board has decided to hire support staff in men’s freestyle, greco-roman and the women’s team. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Bajrang Punia clinches gold at UWW ranking series in Bulgaria Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has won a gold medal in the 65 kg freestyle category at the Dan Kolov-Nikol Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria. On the other hand, Vinesh Phogat won three bouts and entered the final of the 53 kg category in the tournament which is a part of UWW ranking series. SportsCafe Desk |
| Pooja Dhanda wins gold at UWW ranking series in Bulgaria Indian female wrestler Pooja Dhanda has clinched a gold medal in the 59 kg category at the Dan Kolov-Nikol Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria. On the other hand, after losing her final bout, Sakshi Malik had to settle down with a silver medal in the 65 kg category at the tournament. SportsCafe Desk |
| Dan Kolov 2019 | Sakshi Malik stuns Finnish world champion in thrilling semi-final Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik announced her return to form with a stunning display against Finland's World champion to enter the final of Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov 2019 International, Bulgaria. The tournament would be awarding UWW Ranking Series points determining World Championships seeds. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik put in Grade-A as WFI corrects “mistake” 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. SportsCafe Desk |
| Senior National Wrestling Championship | Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik crowned champions in respective categories Vinesh Phogat ended up a dream year for her by winning the 57kg national title at the Senior National Wrestling Championship held at Gonda in Uttar Pradesh. Another female wrestler Sakshi Malik also clinched the title in the 62kg category at the same event to end her terrible 2018. SportsCafe Desk |
 | WFI put Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik in Grade B; Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat in top-bracket 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. SportsCafe Desk |
