New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Indian freestyle wrestling team finished the final day of proceedings with three gold medals among seven medals, as India wrapped up the Ulaanbaatar Open Senior Ranking Series with a total of 17 medals across three categories.The impressive cumulative haul ensured that India finished in the top three of the overall tournament team rankings.Deepak, Dinesh, and Sagar Jaglan secured a gold medal each on Sunday, embellishing what has been a hugely successful tournament f…
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India’s Manisha and Neha clinched gold medals in the women’s wrestling division to headline a successful day for Indian wrestlers, who secured four gold medals and two bronze across the Greco-Roman and Women’s Wrestling (WW) categories at the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series in Mongolia.The Indian contingent has established a strong position in the overall medal tally with six medals secured so far, and the action continues on Day 3. The Greco-Roman unit completed i…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has finalised the country’s U15 and U20 teams for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships to be held in Pattaya, Thailand, following the conclusion of selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.The trials, conducted across men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s wrestling categories, saw strong participation by wrestlers representing states and training centres from across the country. The selected athletes wil…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of as infructuous the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) plea challenging a Delhi High Court order that had allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials.A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Aravind Kumar closed the proceedings after noting that the selection trials, which formed the subject matter of the dispute, were already over.The apex court clarified that the closure of the case sh…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Crafting a comprehensive masterplan for achieving glory in the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, new Indian head coach Emzarios Bentinidis has highlighted the critical importance of focused training and highly individualized roadmaps as the national squad gears up for the 2026 Asian Games.Speaking in the aftermath of the high-stakes Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) selection trials, the veteran coach emphasised that the national program will now pivot towards a highly profes…
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Experienced campaigner and Asian Games silver medallist Deepak Punia underlined his class with a commanding performance at the selection trials, as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) finalized a strong men’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Lucknow on Sunday.Joining him in the Indian contingent are World No. 1 Sujeet Kalkal, Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, and 2023 Asian Games bronze medallist Sunil Kumar, with th…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Wrestler Meenakshi Goyat has defended her decision to challenge the outcome of the women’s 53kg final at the Asian Games selection trials, saying she was dissatisfied with the verdict despite putting up a strong performance in the title bout against Antim Panghal, which she lost by a narrow margin of 3-2.Meenakshi, whose complaint has already been acknowledged by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), said she believed she had wrestled well enough in the final and ther…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Asian Games wrestling trials at Delhi’s IG Stadium were meant to showcase India’s best women wrestlers fighting for a place on the national team. Instead, the event exposed glaring shortcomings in administration, technology and officiating, prompting many in the wrestling fraternity to say that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) needs to take a leaf out of the BCCI’s playbook.Athletes and former wrestlers were left frustrated by repeated technical glitches…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Indian women’s wrestling squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2026 took definitive shape on Saturday as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) concluded its highly anticipated selection but controversial trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.Top grapplers, including Antim, Nisha Dahiya, Manisha, Mansi Ahlawat, Dipanshi, and Priya, delivered commanding performances on the mat to win gold in their respective weight categories, booking their spots to headline …
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Asian Games 2026 Trials organised by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) landed into further controversy with Meenakshi Goyat, who defeated Vinesh Phogat to reach the semifinals, raising a stink over her defeat to Antim Panghal in the women’s 53 kg final at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.Soon after her defeat in the final, Meenakshi lodged a complaint over officiating in the final to Antim. Though the WFI admitted that it has received a complaint, it asse…