Champion Russian wrestler dies of heart attack at 35
September 13th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former European Greco-Roman wrestling champion Sergei Artyukhin has died of a heart attack aged 35, the Russian Wrestling Federation announced Thursday.Artyukhin, the brother of ex-NHL ... Read more...
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Sushil Kumar felicitated in Chandni Chowk
September 1st, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was felicitated by the people of Chandni Chowk here Saturday.The event was held on the main road of the ... Read more...
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IHF rejects IOA’s three-member panel
August 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) Thursday rejected the three-member committee formed by the India Olympic Association (IOA) to sit in judgement over the running of ... Read more...
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Sushil, Yogeshwar return home to hero’s welcome
August 14th, 2012 - 2:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India's Olympic medal winning wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt returned home late Monday night to a hero's welcome as hordes of supporters, including ... Read more...
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Team Sushil celebrates Olympic silver
August 12th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Sushil Kumar's team celebrated the Olympic silver Sunday and hailed the wrestler for making endless sacrifices that made him the only Indian individual athlete to ... Read more...
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Indian wrestling has a bright future: Sports minister
August 12th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken said Sunday Sushil Kumar's back-to-back Olympic medals show that there is a bright future for wrestling in the country.
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Wrestler Geeta qualifies for Olympics
April 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Astana (Kazakhstan), April 1 (IANS) Woman wrestler Geeta made history as she became the first female Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games.Geeta in 55 kg category won the ... Read more...
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National Wrestling Championship from Oct 14
October 5th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The 56th Senior Free Style, Greco Roman Style, and 14th Female National Wrestling Championships will be held at Nandini Nagar, in Gonda district of Uttar ... Read more...
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Australia refuses visas to Pakistani wrestlers
August 3rd, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The Australian High Commission in Islamabad has refused to grant visas to Pakistani wrestlers preparing to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Championship, officials said.
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Khatri, Alka to lead India’s charge at Asian Wrestling
April 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Thursday announced a 21-member squad for the Asian Championships May 19-22 at Tashkent, with Mausam Khatri and Alka ... Read more...
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Former wrestlers take charge of WFI (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elected its new office bearers as mandated by the government guidelines on age and tenure with the top four positions ... Read more...
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Dushyant Sharma to head wrestling federation
April 16th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Dushyant Sharma has been elected the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).Sharma, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, defeated former secretary-general Kartar Singh in ... Read more...
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Doping in National Games? Vials, syringes found
February 24th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 24 (IANS) Empty vials of stimulating drugs and used syringes were recovered from the toilets of Ganpat Rai Indoor Stadium here and cleaning staff reported seeing some athletes using the ... Read more...
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Sports federations upbeat with Maken’s appointment
January 19th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The National Sports Federations (NSFs) were upbeat and expect a positive change with the appointment of Ajay Maken as India's new sports minister here Wednesday.The 47-year-old Maken ... Read more...
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Percept Talent set to popularise athletes
November 10th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The cricketing stars usually hog the limelight, but now Percept Talent Management (PTM) has decided to popularise athletes especially those who cornered glory at the 19th ... Read more...
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CWG decision to drop wrestling events upsets Indians
October 8th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian wrestlers, who have bagged a handful of medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, are upset and angry at the dropping of Greco-Roman and women's ... Read more...
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CWG Wrestling: Obscene gestures costs Aussie silver medal
October 6th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Australian wrestler Hassene Fkiri was disqualified for obscene gestures and unsporting behaviour during his gold-medal bout against India's Anil Kumar in the 96kg Greco-Roman style at the ... Read more...
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Indian wrestlers confident of winning more golds
October 6th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) After a rousing start, the Indian wrestling team is confident of winning 21 medals, a large number of them gold.On the opening day of the competition, ... Read more...
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Drug ruling leaves sports federations in a tizzy
September 20th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian sports federations, whose athletes tested positive for banned stimulant methylhexanamine, are caught in a cleft stick after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) moved ... Read more...
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World champion Sushil returns home to hero’s welcome
September 14th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India's first world champion wrestler Sushil Kumar came home to a hero's welcome here early Tuesday with hundreds of fans and junior grapplers turning up at ... Read more...
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Sushil Kumar’s gold brings cheer to tainted Indian wrestling
September 13th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar's historic World Championship gold finally brought some cheer to Indian wrestling at a time when six wrestlers tested positive for banned drugs ... Read more...
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Strict action against any athlete found guilty of drug abuse, says Gill
September 7th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Tuesday said strict action would be taken against any athlete found guilty of drug abuse.Gill also asserted that checking would ... Read more...
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Doping cases will not affect India’s performance in CWG: Bhanot
September 4th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): Lalit Bhanot, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), has said that doping incidents will not affect India's performance in the upcoming mega-event, after ... Read more...
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NADA for quick trial of dope-tainted athletes
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Friday said it will request the anti-doping disciplinary panel to expedite the trial of Indian athletes, who have tested positive in ... Read more...
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Two athletes, four wrestlers suspended after testing positive (Lead)
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Two athletes and four wrestlers have tested positive in random testing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) during the trials in Patiala in the run-up ... Read more...
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Four Indian wrestlers test positive, out of CWG squad
September 2nd, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Four wrestlers, who were part of the Commonwealth Games squad, have tested positive and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Thursday provisionally suspended them.
This comes barely ... Read more...
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Wrestler Sonika Kaliraman protests selection process for C’wealth Games
August 9th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): The award-winning woman wrestler, Sonika Kaliraman, led a protest demonstration in the national capital on Monday alleging that the selection procedure of woman wrestlers for the upcoming ... Read more...
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Wrestling team for CWG announced
August 9th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Indian wrestling team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced here Monday.
World championship medallist Ramesh Kumar (74kg category) has been left out of the ... Read more...
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High court dismisses woman wrestler’s plea
August 2nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the petition of a woman wrestler who challenged the selection criteria of the Wrestling Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games. ... Read more...
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Woman wrestler cries foul over Games selections
August 1st, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Praveen Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Just two months before the Commonwealth Games, an award-winning wrestler and daughter of renowned sportsperson Chandgi Ram has alleged that the selection procedure for Indian ... Read more...
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Two-member Indian wrestling team for Golden Grand Prix
July 16th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A two-member senior Indian wrestling team is in Baku, Azerbaijan to participate in the final stage of the Golden Grand Prix tournament from July 16-18.
The two Indian ... Read more...
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Wrestling team wins three medals in Madrid tournament
July 12th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) An Indian wrestling team won three medals at the Gran Premio de Espana tournament held in Madrid.
Nirmal Devi bagged the gold in the 48 kg category while ... Read more...
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Delhi to host three-day wrestling championship next week
May 8th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): New Delhi's Indira Gandhi Sports Complex will play host to senior Asian freestyle, Greco Roman style and the female wrestling championships from May 12 to 16.The event ... Read more...
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Notice to Indian Olympic Association on hockey body elections
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought the response of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on the sports ministry's plea for replacing the returning officer for next month's ... Read more...
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FIH clears Mander’s name as returning officer for HI polls
January 20th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) vice president Antonio Von Ondarza has cleared the name of G.S. Mander as returning officer for the Hockey India polls after questions were ... Read more...
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