Boria Majumdar in Paris It was 2:30am in Paris, and I had fallen asleep. It had…
Category: Wrestling
Vinesh slays a giant, and her inner demons
Boria Majumdar in Paris ‘Her career is over,’ whispered the stretcher-bearer. Just minutes before, Vinesh Phogat…
How Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik put Indian wrestling on the map
Indian wrestling has undergone a sea change over the decades. From the time a certain KD…
KD Jadhav and India’s almost-forgotten first individual medal
KD Jadhav’s bronze-medal winning effort in wrestling never found a first-page mention in leading newspapers in…
Aman Sehrawat ensures Indian presence in Olympic freestyle wrestling
Aman Sehrawat’s grit and sharp focus helped him become the first male wrestler to earn India…
Bajrang Punia and His Fall From Grace
The fall from grace of Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has taken a new turn…
Last opportunity for Indian wrestlers to secure Paris Olympic berths
A total of 14 Indian wrestlers, including Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia, are set to compete…
Bajrang Punia suspended by NADA after failing to give urine sample for dope testing
Celebrated wrestler Bajrang Punia is in the dock and has been provisionally suspended by the National…
How Vinesh did crazy stuff to reduce weight and win Olympic quota
There are two faces of Vinesh Phogat as well as two phases. If one has tracked…
Vinesh, Anshu and Reetika save Indian wrestling the blushes by nailing Olympic quotas
India’s women wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Reetika Hooda, swelled the country’s Paris 2024 Olympic…