Asian Wrestling Championship

Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals

Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan's Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze on the concluding day on Sunday.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen win bronze

Defending champion Sarita was not at her best but still managed to win a bronze while Sushma also earned a podium finish at the Asian Wrestling Championship on Thursday.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Harpreet, Sachin grab bronze, India's Greco Roman contingent finishes with five medals

Sachin Sahrawat and Harpeet Singh grabbed bronze medals on Wednesday as India's Greco Roman contingent cherished its second best show at the Asian Championship with five medals.

Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Greco Roman wrestlers win 3 bronze on opening day

This is for the second time that Sunil Kumar has earned a podium finish at the Asian championship, having won the 87kg title in the 2020 edition.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik clinch maiden gold medals in Almaty

Vinesh has notched up seven podium finishes at the Asian meet over the years, including three silver medals before this edition.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat eases into 53 kg final to stay in contention for maiden continental title

There was no stopping Vinesh in the absence of the Chinese and Japanese rivals as she cruised to the summit round without losing a point and can now win her first gold medal at the Continental championship.

Asian Wrestling Championship: Indian wrestler Ashu loses bronze medal play-off

The result meant none of the Indian wrestlers could clear the bronze medal play-offs stage in the ongoing championship

Tokyo Olympics 2020: All contenders in my weight category are almost at an equal level, says Sakshi Malik

Indian wrestling star and Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Monday said there was no specific challenge as such in her weight category and all contenders were almost at an equal level.

Asian Wrestling Championships 2020: Pakistani grapplers granted visas; Chinese contingent's fate still unknown

Wrestling Federation of India assistant secretary Vinod Tomar confirmed to PTI that after days of uncertainty, the entire Pakistani contingent have been granted visas.

Wrestling rankings: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia regains World No 1 spot in men's 65 kg freestyle category

Bajrang Punia, who won gold in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games as well as a silver in the World Championships last year, secured 58 ranking points ahead of Akhmed Chakaev of Russia