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    newswrestling20 days ago

    Deepak Punia is new world number 1 in 86 kg; Bajrang Punia loses top spot in latest UWW rankings

    Deepak Punia has claimed world number 1 spot in 86 kg, Vinesh Phogat has jumped to second from sixth, while Bajrang Punia settles for the second spot in the latest wrestling rankings after the World Championships. Deepak Punia now has 82 points, four more than World Champion Hasan Yazdani of Iran.
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    reportwrestling24 days ago

    Wrestling World Championships | Rahul Aware claims bronze in 61 kg freestyle

    Rahul Aware has beaten Tyler Lee Graff of the USA 11-4 in the bronze medal bout of the non-Olympic 61 kg category at the World Wrestling Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Winning a total of five medals in this edition, India have produced their best-ever performance at the showpiece event.
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    newswrestlinga month ago

    Happy secure an Olympic quota but I have a long way to go, admits Ravi Kumar

    Ravi Kumar Dahiya (57kg) has said in an interview that he is happy after securing an Olympic spot for his country but admitted that he has a long way to go. Ravi lost to world champion Zaur Uguev 4-6 in the semi-finals of the Wrestling World Championship in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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    newswrestlinga month ago

    Anything can happen on the mat, confesses Vinesh Phogat

    Vinesh Phogat has revealed she did not follow her coach Woller Akos’ instruction of staying away from Hilderbrandt, instead, she did the complete opposite in her bronze medal-winning bout at the World Wrestling Championships. She believes we will see her best version at the Olympics.
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    newswrestlinga month ago

    World Wrestling Championships | Vinesh Phogat wins bronze, Pooja Dhanda loses in semis

    Indian wrestling ace Vinesh Phogat clinched a bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championships on Wednesday by registering a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Greece's Maria Prevolaraki. Pooja Dhanda, however, remained one match shy from the bronze that could have been her second medal at Worlds.
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    newswrestlinga month ago

    World Wrestling Championships | Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to seal Olympics qualification

    Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after she won her second repechage round on Wednesday. Pooja Dhanda has also qualified for the semi-finals, which gives her a chance to become country’s only female wrestler to win two World Championships medals.
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    newswrestlinga month ago

    World Wrestling Championships | Vinesh Phogat loses to reigning world champion in pre-quarters

    After a dominant start to her campaign, India’s biggest medal hope Vinesh Phogat lost to Mayu Mukaida of Japan in her pre-quarterfinal match at the World Championships on Tuesday. Phogat can now only hope Mukaida reaches the final, which will give her a chance at winning a bronze via repechage.
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    newswrestling2 months ago

    Bajrang Punia bags yet another gold, Vinesh Phogat enters summit clash

    India’s top two wrestlers continued their impressive runs this season with Bajrang Punia defending his title at the Tbilisi Grand Prix and Vinesh Phogat reaching her fourth final at the Medved event. Vinesh thrashed her opponent Yafremenka 11-0 in the semifinals to enter the gold medal clash.
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    newswrestling3 months 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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    newswrestling3 months ago

    Yasar Dogu 2019 | Vinesh Phogat wins gold; Sakshi Malik, Pooja Dhanda crash out

    Vinesh Phogat continued her gold medal winning streak into the Yasar Dogu 2019 Ranking Series tournament in Istanbul as he topped the 53kg category event. However, while the likes of Seema and Manju Kumari also clinched the yellow metal, the likes of Sakshi Malik and Pooja Dhanda were ousted.
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