Amit Dhankar
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Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar to return to action in Wrestling Federation of India's trials ahead of World Championship
•The WFI will conduct trials for the remaining non-Olympic categories where the winners will travel to Kazakhstan for the World Wrestling Championship
Asian Wrestling Championships 2019: Amit Dhankar, Vicky win silver after losing finals; Rahul Aware clinches bronze in 61kg event
•Amit Dhankar clinched a silver medal while Rahul Aware won a bronze as Indian wrestlers continued their impressive performance at the Asian Championships.
Senior National Wrestling Championship: Amit Dhankar, Mausam Khatri, Rahul Aware claim gold; Deepak Punia wins bronze
•Dhankar, former Asian and Commonwealth Champion, mixed his aggressive tactics with solid defence en route to his seventh National title in the men's freestyle competition.
Asian Games 2018: Wrestler Sandeep Tomar qualifies for mega-event; Rahul Aware opts out of trials due to knee injury
•In the most exciting bout of the day, Sandeep, the 2016 Asian Championship winner, trailed Utkarsh 2-4 after the first round and drifted further with Utkarsh creating another two-point move in the beginning of second round.
Pro Wrestling League: Parveen Rana guides debutants Veer Marathas to first win of tournament
•Commonwealth Championship silver medallist Parveen Rana fought his way to a hard-earned victory to help Veer Marathas win the battle between two Maharashtra teams in the Pro Wrestling League on Wednesday.
Pro Wrestling League 2018: Haryana Hammers kick off campaign with win against Veer Marathas
•Haryana were on top right from the onset and blocked the dangerous Levan Berianidze of Armenia in the 125 kg after they won the toss.
World Wrestling Championship 2017: Bajrang Punia falters on final day as India end campaign medal-less
•Bajrang Punia misses out on bronze medal play off loses 3-8 as Indian wrestlers end the World Wrestling Championships without any medal second year in a row
World Wrestling Championship 2017: Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia are India's biggest medal hopes in Paris
•With their eyes firmly trained on winning medals, Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and Asian champion Bajrang Punia will spearhead the Indian challenge at the World Wrestling Championships
Pro Wrestling League 2017: Jaipur Ninjas score narrow win over UP Dangal to book semis berth
•Jaipur Ninjas registered a narrow 4-3 win over UP Dangal to book a berth in the semifinals of the Pro Wrestling League Season 2 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
Pro Wrestling League 2017: Mumbai Maharathi record easy win over UP Dangal
•Defending champions Mumbai Maharathi defeated UP Dangal 5-2 on day six of the Pro Wrestling League Season 2 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.