Divya Kakran

Divya Kakran prioritises consistency over medals after UWW Ranking Series success

Divya defeated local girl Albina Kairgeldinova and Mongolia’s Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan with little discomfort for her first international gold medal of the season.

UWW Ranking Series: Fearless Sakshi Malik grabs first international gold in almost 5 years

India's Mansi (57kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) too earned top of the podium finishes. Another Indian, Pooja won a bronze medal in 76kg.

'I forgot how to win...': Divya Kakran rejuvenates her wrestling career with strong show at WFI trials

From COVID-19 battle to a string of defeats and training postponement in the post-pandemic era, Divya Kakran finally finds her old self with a dominating performance at the WFI trials for CWG and World Championships.

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik scripts history as 1st Indian woman to make final

Only five Indian women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds and all of them — Alka Tomar (2006), Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat (2019) — have clinched bronze.

Wrestling World Championships: Sarita Mor stuns world champion to reach semis, Anshu Malik also advances

Sarita Mor shocked defending champion Linda Morais en route to the semi-finals.

Vinesh Phogat sends WFI apology for indiscipline at Olympics, participation in World Championships still uncertain

Vinesh, who exited from the Tokyo Games following her shock quarterfinal defeat, was suspended by the WFI for not staying and training with her Indian teammates and for sporting the name of her personal sponsor on her singlet instead of the official sponsor of the Indian contingent.

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.

Women's National Wrestling Championship: Divya Kakran suffers shock first-round defeat to Uttar Pradesh's Rajini

Divya, who won gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship in February last year, lost 6-8 to Rajini in the first round. Rajini went on to win the silver medal.

Asian Wrestling Championships 2020: Indian women complete golden hat-trick; Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik to lead hosts' charge on Day 4

India's charge at the women's freestyle events of the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships got off to a flying start with the hosts bagging four medals - three gold and one silver - of the possible five on Thursday.