Jakarta, Aug 20: The knee-injury which cut short her Rio Olympics campaign had left Vinesh Phogat writhing in pain but the tears in her eyes today had a different meaning as she won a historic gold medal at the Asian Games here. Vinesh
Jakarta, Aug 20: Vinesh Phogat exacted sweet revenge on Yanan Sun on her way to the final of 50kg category but Sakshi Malik paid the price for being over-defensive in the 62kg wrestling at the Asian Games today. Olympic medallist Sakshi was left
Jakarta, Aug 18: Rising star Bajrang Punia and confidence-personified Vinesh Phogat will lead the Indian charge on the wrestling mat even as double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has a point to prove when the freestyle competition at the Asian Games begins here tomorrow.
Lucknow, June 11: Star wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat will spearhead the Indian women’s squad at the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta later this year. Sakshi, a bronze medallist from the 2016 Olympic Games, will represent India in the 50
New Delhi, Jan20: Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia posted commanding wins to help UP Dangal defeat Veer Marathas 4-3 in a Pro Wrestling League (PWL) contest at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium here on Friday. After Vinesh put her squad 3-1 up in
A controversy erupted during the national championship last week in Indore when Sushil Kumar won the gold medal after he got three walkovers from his opponents. The three wrestlers namely Praveen, Sachin Rathi and Parveen Rana gave him walkovers as a mark
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has leaped to the defense of women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj after the latter was targetted by some on social media for her dressing. Mithali, who had become the toast of the nation not very long ago due
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik settled for the silver losing to Risako Kawai of Japan in the women’s 60kg category, while Vinesh Phogat (55kg) also fell short in the final at the Asian Wrestling Championships here
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IANS) Amid the celebrations over Sakshi Malik’s bronze medal, the Indian contingent at the ongoing Rio Olympics received another piece of good news with doctors announcing that her fellow female wrestler Vinesh Phogat will recover from her
India’s hopes of landing an Olympic medal is getting slimmer with every passing day and the latest disappointment came when one of India’s brightest medal prospects, wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost to Sun Yanan in freestyle 48kg quarterfinals after getting injured. Vinesh Phogat, who registered an