Language - | Reports | Wrestler Sushil Kumar to face murder trial for Sagar Dhankar's death A Delhi court on Wednesday charged India's two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar with the murder of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar, which allegedly occurred during a brawl over a property dispute in May 2021. 17 others have been charged with attempts to murder and rioting as well, as per ANI. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | World Wrestling Championship 2021 | Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers make early exit Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers - Gyanender, Ravi and Sonu were all ousted before the medal and repechage rounds at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, in Oslo, Norway, on Friday. Gyanender was eliminated in the round of 16, while Ravi and Sonu were beaten in their qualification rounds. SportsCafe Desk |
 | 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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 | Cannot take away the achievements of Sushil Kumar even after recent developments, proclaims Vijender Singh Two-time Olympian Vijender Singh feels that no one can take away the achievements of fellow Indian Sushil Kumar, even after the latest developments which led to the latter being arrested by the Delhi Police. Sushil is considered the greatest Olympian from the country, with two medals to his name. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Image of Indian wrestling has got hurt badly by the Sushil Kumar incident, admits WFI The WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) feels that the reputation of they’ve built over the years around Indian wrestling is badly hurt with two-time Olympics medallist Sushil Kumar now linked with a murder case. He is currently untraceable after the brawl which led to the death of a 23-year old. SportsCafe Desk |
 | 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 |
 | Reports | Indian men’s freestyle wrestling coach Kossein Karimi likely to be sacked According to reports, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is likely to sack men’s freestyle national coach Hossein Karimi, six months after the Iranian was hired on a contract till the Tokyo Olympics. It has been learned that Karimi himself is not happy with the way things work in India. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Victim of discrimination in all my three World Championships, says Bajrang Punia after controversial semis loss India's top wrestler Bajrang Punia, on Tuesday, has said that he has been a victim in all the World Championships he has participated in, including the summit clash last year. Bajrang believes he needs to improve in all aspects of the game, regardless of it being leg-defense or counter-attack. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Was at World Championships to announce that I am getting back, says Sushil Kumar After his first-round exit from the Wrestling World Championships, Sushil Kumar has said that he was at the tournament just to announce his comeback to the world. Sushil has also mentioned that he lacks stamina and defence for the sport at the moment and coach Kamal Malikov is working on these. SportsCafe Desk |
| World Wrestling Championships | Sushil Kumar loses opening round bout returning after eight years India’s outing at the World Wrestling Championships continued to deteriorate as Sushil Kumar became the late casualty after he lost his first round bout to Azerbaijan’s Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev on Friday. The two-time Olympic medallist will now be waiting to see if Gadzhiyev reached the final. SportsCafe Desk |