Boria Majumdar in Paris At the time of writing, 9 pm Paris time, we still don’t…
Tag: Indian Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat’s CAS Hearing Concludes: Indian Camp Hopeful of Positive Outcome
The highly anticipated hearing of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat at the Court of Arbitration for Sport…
Is 19 year old Antim Panghal alone to blame for what happened yesterday?
SharmisthaGooptu A lot has been written already about the Antim Panghal episode yesterday with some media…
Vinesh Phogat calls it quits
Vinesh Phogat on Thursday announced her retirement from wrestling, a day after she was disqualified from…
Vinesh Phogat and India’s sporting dream – From six minutes of ecstasy to 100 grams of despair
Boria Majumdar in Paris It was 2:30am in Paris, and I had fallen asleep. It had…
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…
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…
WFI given the reins of Indian wrestling again; ad hoc committee disbanded.
The decision of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to disband the ad hoc committee appointed to…
Vinesh Phogat wrests spotlight both off and on the mat at selection trials
It may sound confusing, but it is true that Vinesh Phogat lost and Vinesh Phogat won. …