Olymic wrestling: Vlasov ends Russia’s wait for gold
August 6th, 2012 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian wrestler Roman Vlasov ended his country's three-day wait for a gold medal with victory in the men's 74 kg Greco-Roman wrestling Sunday.Stalled on three ... Read more...
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IOA finally clears physio Patrick Kenny for Games
July 19th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Under pressure from the athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday finally cleared the way for England-based physio Patrick Kenny to be part of ... Read more...
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Winners have higher testosterone levels: Study
January 26th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the winners of wrestling matches have greater increases in testosterone levels than losers.The findings are consistent with studies linking testosterone changes to ... Read more...
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Australian wrestler Fkiri apologises for indecent behaviour
October 6th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Australian wrestler Hassene Fkiri, who was disqualified for making an obscene gesture at officials during his gold-medal bout against India's Anil Kumar in the Commonwealth Games Tuesday, ... 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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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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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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Indian wrestlers thrash two Australians in racism-linked brawl in Melbourne
October 5th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct.5 (ANI): Melbourne Police is investigating whether racist abuse was behind a brawl in which two angry Indian wrestlers put two Australians into hospital.Police have confirmed two men, aged 25 and ... Read more...
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India win five medals in Sardinia wrestling tournament
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Indian wrestling team returned with a rich haul of five medals in the Free Style, Greco Roman tournament at Sardinia, Italy.
The Indian team bagged three silver ... Read more...
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